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There are 10 cities (Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have at least 2,000 ...
Pages in category "Cities and towns in Latvia" The following 5 pages are in this category, out of 5 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Riga remained one of the largest cities under the Swedish crown until 1710, [46] a period during which the city retained a great deal of autonomous self-government. In July 1701, during the opening phase of the Great Northern War , the Crossing of the Düna took place nearby, resulting in a victory for king Charles XII of Sweden .
The population is measured within city limits on a national level, independently, by each statistical bureau: Central Statistic Bureau of Latvia, [1] Statistics Estonia [2] and State Data Agency of Lithuania. [3] Of the top 30 cities by population in the Baltics, 15 are Lithuanian, 10 are Latvian, and 5 are Estonian. 1. Riga 2. Vilnius 3 ...
List of largest cities by area Notes ^ For urban/metropolitan areas that have more than one core city , the figure for their city proper should use either the most populous one (e.g. Dallas for Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex ) or the best-known one (e.g. Manila for Metro Manila , instead of Quezon City ).
This table shows all cities or conurbations with a total urbanised area of at least 5,000 km 2, according to Demographia's annual World Urban Areas [62] publication, that uses a consistent methodology between countries to provide comparable population and area figures.
Ogre, Latvia (2 C, 3 P) R. Rēzekne (4 C, 5 P) ... Pages in category "State cities of Latvia" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total.
Map of Latvia This is a list of municipalities in Latvia which have standing links to local communities in other countries known as " town twinning " (usually in Europe) or "sister cities" (usually in the rest of the world).