Northern District, Riga

Northern District (Latvian: Ziemeļu rajons) is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Northern District Rīgas pilsētas Ziemeļu rajons
District of Riga
Location of the Northern District within Riga City
Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E
Country	Latvia
Government [1]
• Executive Director	Sergejs Hristoļubovs
Area
• Total	77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Total	79,030
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Latvians	41.17 %
• Russians	40.30 %
• Belarusians	4.85 %
• Ukrainians	4.37 %
• Poles	1.99 %
• Others	4.02 %
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Calling codes	66 & 67

Administrative divisions

The Northern District consists of several neighborhoods:

• Čiekurkalns (partly the Vidzeme District)
• Jaunciems
• Kundziņsala
• Mangaļsala
• Mežaparks
• Mīlgrāvis
• Pētersala-Andrejsala
• Sarkandaugava
• Trīsciems
• Vecāķi
• Vecdaugava
• Vecmīlgrāvis

Education

There are 12 secondary education establishments (schools) in the Northern District:^[2]

Educational establishment	Main language of studies	Address
Riga State Gymnasium No. 2	Latvian	Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela 1
Riga Secondary School No. 10	Russian	Lenču iela 1
Riga Secondary School No. 13	Russian	Pulkveža Brieža iela 25
Riga Secondary Evening School No. 18	Latvian/Russian	Sīmaņu iela 17
Riga Secondary School No. 28	Latvian	Sliežu iela 23
Riga Secondary School No. 29	Russian	Lēdurgas iela 26
Riga Secondary School No. 31	Latvian	Skuju iela 11
Riga Secondary School No. 37	Russian	Čiekurkalna 1. līnija 53
Riga Secondary School No. 46	Russian	Skuju iela 28
Pushkin Lyceum	Russian	Sarkandaugavas iela 22
Riga Special Basic Boarding School	Latvian	Slāvu iela 19, Stokholmas iela 26 (primary school), Baltāsbaznīcas iela 40 (for kids with physical or mental disabilities)
Riga Special Secondary School No. 66	Latvian/Russian	Katrīnas iela 2
Riga Basic School No. 7	Latvian	Jaunciema iela 4. šķ. 4
Jānis Poruks Riga Secondary School	Latvian	Gaujas iela 23, Lībekas iela 27
Riga Cultures Secondary School	Latvian	Ganību dambis 7
Riga Secondary School of Rīnūži	Russian	Ziemeļblāzmas iela 59