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On 1 July 2009 the former
districts A district is a type of administrative division that in some countries is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions ...
of
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were divided into 109
municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality' ...
(, ' ''novads''), and nine republic cities (, ' republikas pilsēta) with their own
city council A municipal council is the legislative body of a municipality or local government area. Depending on the location and classification of the municipality it may be known as a city council, town council, town board, community council, borough counc ...
and administration. In 2010, acting upon the request of the local populace,
Mērsrags Municipality Mērsrags Municipality () is a former administrative unit of Latvia, formed in 2011. As of 2020, the population was 1,407. History In 2009, Roja Municipality was formed by Merger (politics), merging Mērsrags Parish and Roja Parish, both at the ...
was split off from Roja Municipality, bringing the total to 110 municipalities. The previous administrative reform had been enacted in 1990 upon the restoration of the independence of Latvia. For the current administrative divisions since 1st of July 2021, see
Administrative divisions of Latvia The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 43 local government units consisting of 36 ...
.


Republican cities prior to 2021


Municipalities and their territorial units prior to 2021


See also

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Administrative divisions of Latvia before 2009 Administration may refer to: Management of organizations * Management, the act of directing people towards accomplishing a goal: the process of dealing with or controlling things or people. ** Administrative assistant, traditionally known as a se ...
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Historical Latvian Lands Historical Latvian Lands () or formerly Cultural regions of Latvia () are several areas within Latvia formally recognised as distinct from the rest of the country. These are: Kurzeme (Courland), Zemgale (Semigallia), Latgale (Latgalia), Vidzeme, ...
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List of cities and towns in Latvia There are 10 cities (, "state city", ) and 71 towns (, "municipality town", ) in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have ...
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List of former cities of Latvia Former cities of Latvia are entities that once had city rights and were located in the territory of Latvia. The main reasons why these entities have lost their status as cities of Latvia are destructions due to wars or mergers into larger entitie ...
* Planning regions of Latvia *
Statistical regions of Latvia Statistics (from German: ', "description of a state, a country") is the discipline that concerns the collection, organization, analysis, interpretation, and presentation of data. In applying statistics to a scientific, industrial, or social ...
* ISO 3166-2:LV


References


External links


Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums (reģ. nr.684/Lp9) (The Law about Administrative Territories and Settlements)

The Ministry of Regional Development and Municipalities of Latvia
{{Latvian municipalities 2009 Former subdivisions of Latvia Latvia geography-related lists