Latvia is not a very populated country. Because no city, then almost everyone is the capital. That is, the administrative center of the region of the same name. Most of the cities are in northwestern Latvia (Vedzeme). Basically, their distribution throughout the country is even. Only Celia suffers: here even the administrative centers of the regions are not cities.
At least a thousand
Before we start compiling a list of cities in Latvia, let's say that in this country the right to be called a city has settlements where a thousand or more citizens live. There are 77 such formations in Latvia.
Cities and others
The largest nine cities of Latvia in the list are called "cities of republican significance", the rest are mostly administrative centers of the regions, of which there are 109 units in Latvia.
Zemgale, Kurzeme, Latgale, Vidzeme and Seliya
There is also a division into regions in this country. But interestingly, it is notadministrative and economic. These are planning regions, as well as historical and cultural regions of Latvia.
Cities of Latvia. Alphabetical list in Russian
In fact, a number of cities have even fewer inhabitants. Reason: migration of the population to larger settlements of the country and the EU countries. However, even with a decrease in the population, the city does not lose its status. So, let's look at the list of Latvian cities in alphabetical order.
| City | Population (thousand people) | Region | Edge | Year of founding (or receiving city status) | Former names |
| Aizkraukle | 7 | Zemgale | Aizkraukl. Capital | 1960 | Knock |
| Aizpute | 4 | Kurzeme | Aizputsky. Capital | 1248 | Gazenpot |
| Adazhi | 0, 8 | Vidzeme | Salacgrivskiy | 1564 | Gainash |
| Akniste | 1 | Zemgale | Aknistsky. Capital | 1991 | Oknist |
| Aloya | 1 | Vidzeme | Aloy. Capital | 1992 | Allendorf |
| Aluksne | 7 | Vidzeme | Aluksnensky. Capital | 1284 | Marienburg |
| Ale | 0, 9 | Vidzeme | Alsky. Capital | 1449 | Gollengoff, Oppekaln |
| Auce | 2 | Zemgale | Autsky. Capital | 1924 | Alt-Autz |
| Balvy | 6 | Latgale | Balvsky. Capital | 1224 | Bolven, Bolovsk |
| Baldone | 2 | Vidzeme | Baldonskiy. Baldone | 1991 | Baldon |
| Balozhi | 6 | Vidzeme | Kekavsky | 1991 | Rollbush |
| Bauska | 9 | Zemgale | Bausky. Capital | 1609 | Bausk |
| Brocene | 2 | Kurzeme | Brocensky. Capital | 1992 | Berghof |
| Valdemarpils | 1 | Kurzeme | Talsi | 1528 | Sasmaken, Sasmaka |
| Valka | 4 | Vidzeme | Valk. Capital | 1584 | Valk |
| Valmiera | 23 | Vidzeme | Valmiera | 1323 | Wolmar |
| Vans | 3 | Vidzeme | Inchukalns | 1991 | - |
| Varaklyany | 1 | Vidzeme | Varaklyansky. Capital | 1928 | Warkland |
| Ventspils | 36 | Kurzeme | Ventspils. Capital of Ventspils | 1378 | Vindava |
| Viesite | 1 | Zemgale | Viesita. Capital | 1928 | Ekengraf |
| Vilyaka | 1 | Latgale | Vilyaksky. Capital | 1945 | Marienhausen |
| Vilany | 3 | Latgale | Vilyansky. Capital | 1928 | Velones |
| Grobina | 3 | Kurzeme | Grobinsky. Capital | 1695 | Seeburg |
| Gulbene | 7 | Vidzeme | Gulbensky. Capital | 1224 | Schwanenburg |
| Dagda | 2 | Latgale | Dagda. Capital | 1600 | Dagden |
| Daugavpils | 86 | Latgale, Celia | Daugavpils. Capital of Daugavpils | 1275 | Dinaburg, Borisoglebsk, Dvinsk |
| Dobele | 9 | Zemgale | Dobelsky. Capital | 1254 | Added |
| Durbe | 0, 5 | Kurzeme | Durbsky. Capital | 1230 | Durben |
| Jekabpils | 23 | Latgale, Celia | Jekabpils. Capital of Jekabpils and Krustpils | 1237 | Jakobstadt |
| Jelgava | 57 | Zemgale | Jelgava. The capital of Jelgava. | 1226 | Mitava |
| Zilupe | 1 | Latgale | Zilupsky. Capital | 1900 | Rozenovo |
| Ikskile | 6 | Vidzeme | Ikskilsky. Capital | 1992 | Ixkul |
| Ilukste | 2 | Latgale | Ilukst. Capital | 1550 | Illustration |
| Kandava | 3 | Vidzeme | Kandavsky. Capital | 1230 | Kandau |
| Karsava | 2 | Latgale | Karsavsky. Capital | 1928 | Korsovka |
| Kegums | 2 | Vidzeme | Kegumsky. Capital | 1993 | Keggum |
| Kraslava | 8 | Latgale | Kraslavsky. Capital | 1923 | Kreslavl, Kreslau |
| Kuldiga | 11 | Kurzeme | Kuldiga. Capital | 1378 | Goldingen |
| Lebanons | 7 | Latgale | Lebanese. Capital | 1926 | Livenhof |
| Ligatne | 1 | Vidzeme | Ligatnensky. Capital | 1993 | Ligat |
| Lielvarde | 6 | Vidzeme | Lielvardsky. Capital | 1201 | Linnewarden |
| Liepaja | 71 | Kurzeme | Liepaja | 1253 | Liiv, Libava |
| Limbazhi | 7 | Vidzeme | Limbazhsky. Capital | 1385 | Lemsal |
| Lubana | 1 | Vidzeme | Lubansky. Capital | 1992 | Luban |
| Ludza | 8 | Latgale | Ludza. Capital | 1177 | Lucine, Puddle |
| Madonna | 7 | Vidzeme | Madonsky. Capital | 1926 | - |
| Mazsalatsa | 1 | Vidzeme | Mazsalatsky. Capital | 1861 | - |
| Ogre | 24 | Vidzeme | Ogre. Capital | 1928 | Oger |
| Olaine | 11 | Vidzeme | Olainsky. Capital | 1967 | Olay |
| Pavilosta | 0, 9 | Kurzeme | Pavilostsky. Capital | 1991 | Sackenhausen, Paulsgafen, Okagals, Sacasminde |
| Piltene | 0, 9 | Kurzeme | Ventspils | 1557 | Pilten |
| Plavinas | 3 | Zemgale | Plyavinsky. Capital | 1927 | Stockmanshof |
| Preili | 6 | Latgale | Preili. Capital | 1250 | - |
| Priekule | 2 | Kurzeme | Priekulsky. Capital | 1483 | - |
| Rezekne | 29 | Latgale | Rezekne. Capital of Rezekne | 1285 | Rositgen, Rezhitsa |
| Riga | 641 | Vidzeme | The capital of Latvia | 1201 | - |
| Ruyien | 2 | Vidzeme | Ruyien. Capital | 1920 | Ruen |
| Sabile | 1 | Kurzeme | Talsi | 1253 | Zabbeln |
| Salaspils | 16 | Vidzeme | Salaspils. Capital | 1198 | Kirgholm |
| Salatsgriva | 2 | Vidzeme | Salacgrivskiy. Capital | 1928 | - |
| Saldus | 10 | Kurzeme | Saldussky. Capital | 1917 | Frauenburg |
| Saulkrasti | 2 | Vidzeme | Saulkrasti. Capital | 1991 | Neybad |
| Seda | 1 | Vidzeme | Stranch | 1991 | - |
| Sigulda | 11 | Vidzeme | Sigulda. Capital | 1928 | Segewold |
| Skrunda | 2 | Kurzeme | Skrundsky. Capital. | 1253 | Schrunden |
| Smiltene | 5 | Vidzeme | Smiltensky. Capital | 1920 | Smilten |
| Sticele | 0, 9 | Vidzeme | Aloy | 1897 | Steizel |
| Stende | 1 | Kurzeme | Talsi | 1901 | - |
| Strenches | 1 | Vidzeme | Strengsky. Capital | 1928 | Stakeln |
| Subate | 0, 6 | Latgale | Iluktskiy | 1917 | Saturday |
| Talsi | 9 | Kurzeme | Talsi. Capital | 1231 | Talsen |
| Tukums | 17 | Vidzeme | Tukumsky. Capital | 1795 | Tukkum |
| Tsesvaine | 1 | Vidzeme | Tsesvaynsky. Capital | 1991 | Seswegen |
| Cesis | 15 | Vidzeme | Cesis. Capital | 1323 | Venden, Kes |
| Jurmala | 49 | Vidzeme | Jurmala | 1959 | - |
| Yaunelgava | 1 | Vidzeme | Yaunelgavsky. Capital | 1647 | Serena, Neumittau, Friedrichstadt |
Large cities of Latvia. List
This section lists settlements with more than 10,000 inhabitants. They continue to accumulate population from the province. The table below provides more complete information and a list of cities in Latvia. Photos of the settlements of this B altic country are presented in the article.
| City | Year of founding | Population | Mayor | Region | Meaning of the name | Old titles |
| Riga | 1201 | 641007 | Nil Ushakov | Vidzeme | By the name of the river | - |
| Daugavpils | 1275 | 86435 | Richard Eigim | Latgale, Celia | City on the Daugava | Dinaburg, Borisoglebsk, Dvinsk |
| Liepaja | 1253 | 71125 | Uldis Sesks | Kurzeme | Sand | Liiv, Libava |
| Jelgava | 1573 | 57180 | Andris Ravinsh | Zemgale | - | Mitava, Mitau |
| Jurmala | 1785 | 49646 | Gatis Truksnis | Zemgale | Seaside | - |
| Ventspils | 1290 | 36274 | Aivars Lembergs | Kurzeme | City on Venta | Windava, Windau |
| Rezekne | 1285 | 29317 | Alexander Bartashevich | Latgale | Latvian pronunciation of German and Polish names | Rositten, Rezhitsa |
| Ogre | 1928 | 24322 | Egils Helmanis | Vidzeme | By the name of the river | Oger |
| Valmiera | 1293 | 23432 | Janis Bayks | Vidzeme | On behalf of Vladimir | - |
| Jekabpils | 1237 | 23019 | Raivis Ragainis | Latgale, Celia | Jakob's city - tracing paper from the German name | Jakobstadt |
| Tukums | 1795 | 17563 | Eriks Lookmans | Zemgale | From the German name | Tukkum |
| Salaspils | 1186 | 16743 | Raymonds Chudars | Vidzeme | City on Salas | Kirgholm |
| Cesis | 1206 | 15666 | - | Vidzeme | Latvian pronunciation of the Russian name | Venden, Kes |
| Olaine | 1967 | 11490 | - | Vidzeme | Latvian pronunciation of the German name | Olay |
| Kuldiga | 1242 | 11206 | - | Kurzeme | - | - |
| Sigulda | 1207 | 11200 | Ugis Mitrevich | Vidzeme | Latvian pronunciation of the German name | Siegwald |
| Saldus | 1253 | 10771 | - | Kurzeme | - | Saldene, Frauenburg |
Demographic challenge
Latvia today faces a serious problem - population decline. The list of cities in Latvia clearly demonstrates the statistics. Population decline has not natural, but economic reasons. A large number of citizens of the republic are looking for happiness in the countries of the European Union. And the numbers in the list of Latvian cities only confirm this.
