Riga Planning Region

Riga Region
Planning Region
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Riga Planning Region (in blue)
Coordinates: 57°0′0″N 24°0′0″E
Country	Latvia
Area
• Total	3,158 km^2 (1,219 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	860,142
• Density	270/km^2 (710/sq mi)
GDP [2]
• Total	€23.694 billion (2022)
• Per capita	€27,604 (2022)
HDI (2019)	0.933[3] very high · 1st
Website	rpr.gov.lv

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.

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

Around half of the Latvian population lives in Riga Region, which makes it the second largest region in the Baltic states after Vilnius County.

Economy

In 2021, Riga Region had GDP of €21.3 billion of which €17.6 billion was in Riga city.^[8]

Administrative divisions

Subdivision	Area km^2	Population[9]	GDP[10]	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 by region and city (at current prices) 2000–2022". 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. "Gross domestic product in regions; Oficiālās statistikas portāls". stat.gov.lv.
9. ""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.
10. "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