Riga Planning Region

See also: Riga Planning Region (from 2021)

Riga Region (Latvian: Rīgas reģions), officially Riga Planning Region (Latvian: Rīgas plānošanas reģions) and shortened as RPR is one of five planning regions of Latvia, situated in the central part of Latvia, in and around the metropolis of Riga and along the shores of the Gulf of Riga. The state institution was founded on 12 October 2006, based on the creation of the region territory as prescribed by Regulations No. 133 of the Cabinet of Ministers as of 25 March 2003, the "Regulations on Territories of Planning Regions".^[4] After the 2021 reform some Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme.

Riga Region
Planning Region
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Coordinates: 57°0′0″N 24°0′0″E
Country	Latvia
Area
• Total	10,430.1 km2 (4,027.1 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	989,525
• Density	95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product [2]
• Total	€20.9 billion
• Per capita	€21,000
HDI (2019)	0.933[3] very high · 1st
Website	rpr.gov.lv

Organisation

According to the "Law on Regional Development Riga Planning Region", Riga Region is supervised by the Ministry of Regional Development and Local Government, the decision-making authority is Riga Planning Region Development Council (RPRDC), which consists of 18 deputies appointed by the heads of the local municipalities comprising the region.^[5]

Geography

The Riga Region was created in 2006, covering the territory and using the administrative boundaries of the now defunct districts of Latvia: Limbaži, Ogre, Riga and Tukums as well as the cities of Riga and Jūrmala.^[6] As of 2017^[update] the region consists of 28 municipalities and 2 republican cities with an area of 10,430.1 km².^[7]

Demography

A little over 52% of the Latvian population lives in Riga Region, which makes it the largest region in the Baltic states with 989,525 inhabitants in 2021^[8] and a population density of 95 per km².^[9]

Economy

In 2020 Riga Region had GDP of €20.9 billion of which €16.0 billion was in Riga city.^[10]

Administrative divisions

Subdivision	Area km2	Population[11]	GDP[12]	GDP per capita
Riga	304	609,489	€17,648 million	€28,943
Jūrmala	101	51,158	€504 million	€10,002
Sigulda Municipality	1030	31,304	€379 million	€12,345
Ķekava Municipality	444	31,143	€577 million	€19,030
Salaspils Municipality	123	23,451	€245 million	€10,664
Ādaži Municipality	243	22,759	€241 million	€11,208
Mārupe Municipality	104	21,577	€1,016 million	€30,248
Olaine Municipality	309	20,505	€290 million	€14,629
Ropaži Municipality	325	6,836	€758 million	€23,416
Riga Planning Region	3,158	860,142	€21,313 million	€25,033

See also

• Planning regions of Latvia
• Administrative divisions of Latvia

References

1. "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
2. "Gross domestic product in regions". www.stat.gov.lv.
3. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
4. "ABOUT THE TERRITORY OF RIGA PLANNING REGION". Riga Planning Region. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
5. "WELCOME TO RIGA PLANNING REGION!". Riga Planning Region. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
6. "RIGA REGION". Riga Region Development Agency. Archived from the original on 2010-08-31. Retrieved 2010-01-03.
7. "Rīgas plānošanas reģiona deinstitucionalizācijas plāns" (PDF) (in Latvian). Riga Planning Region. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
8. "Population in regions, cities, municipalities, towns and rural territories at the beginning of year". Oficiālās statistikas portāls. Retrieved 2022-10-03.
9. "ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION AND POPULATION DENSITY BY REGION, CITY AND DISTRICT". Centrālās statistikas pārvaldes datu bāzes (Central Statistics Authority database). Retrieved 2010-01-03.^{[permanent dead link]}
10. "Gross domestic product in regions; Oficiālās statistikas portāls". stat.gov.lv.
11. ""Iedzīvotāju skaits pēc tautības reģionos, pilsētās, novados, pagastos, apkaimēs un blīvi apdzīvotās teritorijās gada sākumā (pēc administratīvi teritoriālās reformas 2021. gadā)"". www.data.stat.gov.lv.
12. "Gross domestic product and gross value added by planning region, State city and municipality at current prices (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021), (thousand euro) – Territorial unit, Time period and Indicator". www.data.stat.gov.lv.

External links

• Riga Region website