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Rūjiena
Rūjiena
Town
	Rūjiena town hall
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rūjiena Location in Latvia
	Coordinates: 57°53′49.85″N 25°19′33.24″E / 57.8971806°N 25.3259000°E
Country	Latvia
Municipality	Valmiera
Town	Rūjiena
Town rights	1920
Government
• Mayor	Guntis Gladkins
• City council	9 members
Area
• Total	7.76 km2 (3.00 sq mi)
• Land	7.57 km2 (2.92 sq mi)
• Water	0.19 km2 (0.07 sq mi)
Population (2024)
• Total	2,650
• Density	340/km2 (880/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-4240
Calling code	+371 642
Climate	Dfb
Website	www.rujiena.lv

Rūjiena (pronunciation^ⓘ; German: Rujen; Estonian: Ruhja) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007.^[3]

Geography

The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is 50 km (31 mi) from Valmiera, 91 km (57 mi) from Pärnu and 152 km (94 mi) from Riga.

Climate

Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).

Climate data for Rūjiena (1991-2020 normals, extremes 1940-present)
Month	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Year
Record high °C (°F)	9.7 (49.5)	10.7 (51.3)	18.1 (64.6)	26.4 (79.5)	29.9 (85.8)	32.5 (90.5)	34.4 (93.9)	35.6 (96.1)	29.0 (84.2)	21.3 (70.3)	14.0 (57.2)	11.6 (52.9)	35.6 (96.1)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F)	−1.5 (29.3)	−1.3 (29.7)	3.3 (37.9)	11.0 (51.8)	16.9 (62.4)	20.4 (68.7)	23.1 (73.6)	21.8 (71.2)	16.4 (61.5)	9.4 (48.9)	3.4 (38.1)	0.0 (32.0)	10.2 (50.4)
Daily mean °C (°F)	−3.8 (25.2)	−4.2 (24.4)	−0.4 (31.3)	5.9 (42.6)	11.5 (52.7)	15.3 (59.5)	17.8 (64.0)	16.6 (61.9)	11.7 (53.1)	6.0 (42.8)	1.4 (34.5)	−1.9 (28.6)	6.3 (43.4)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F)	−6.5 (20.3)	−7.3 (18.9)	−4.1 (24.6)	0.9 (33.6)	5.3 (41.5)	9.5 (49.1)	12.2 (54.0)	11.3 (52.3)	7.2 (45.0)	2.7 (36.9)	−1.0 (30.2)	−4.3 (24.3)	2.2 (35.9)
Record low °C (°F)	−42.2 (−44.0)	−38.7 (−37.7)	−30.2 (−22.4)	−18.5 (−1.3)	−6.5 (20.3)	−1.1 (30.0)	2.8 (37.0)	1.0 (33.8)	−5.8 (21.6)	−13.9 (7.0)	−21.3 (−6.3)	−39.2 (−38.6)	−42.2 (−44.0)
Average precipitation mm (inches)	51.3 (2.02)	39.7 (1.56)	36.2 (1.43)	38.8 (1.53)	50.4 (1.98)	80.6 (3.17)	71.2 (2.80)	80.8 (3.18)	56.0 (2.20)	77.7 (3.06)	59.7 (2.35)	52.6 (2.07)	695 (27.35)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm)	12	9	10	7	8	10	10	11	11	12	12	12	124
Source 1: LVĢMC^[4]^[5]
Source 2: NOAA (precipitation days 1981-2010)^[6]

Demographics

In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were Latvians.^[7]

Population changes

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1881	1,709	—
1897	2,946	+72.4%
1925	4,830	+64.0%
1935	4,337	−10.2%
1943	4,001	−7.7%
1959	3,507	−12.3%
1979	3,804	+8.5%
1989	3,987	+4.8%
1997	3,849	−3.5%
2011	3,342	−13.2%
2017	2,952	−11.7%
Source: Latvian Geospatial Information Agency

Ethnicities

Year	Population	Latvians	Russians	Belarusians	Ukrainians	Poles	Lithuanians	Others^[8]
2000	3721	3543	95	17	24	17	7	18
2021	2683	2558	61	13	18	11	3	19

Personalities

Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926
Dāvis Bertāns, basketball player, 1992
Gustav Klutsis (1895–1938), constructivist photographer and graphic designer
Kārlis Pētersons (1903 – possibly in 1980), wrestler
Moses Wolf Goldberg (1905–1964), chemist
Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), wrestler
Nehemiah Levanon (1915–2003), Israeli official