Planning regions of Latvia after 2021 reform

There are five planning regions of Latvia (Latvian: Latvijas plānošanas reģioni) after a 2021 reform; Kurzeme Planning Region, Latgale Planning Region, Riga Planning Region, Vidzeme Planning Region and Zemgale Planning Region. The boundaries of the regions align with the boundaries of the municipalities of Latvia following the municipality reform of 1 July 2009. The planning regions of Latvia are not administrative territorial divisions, since they are not mentioned in the law that prescribes the administrative territorial divisions of Latvia.[1]The territories of the planning region are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers' regulations of June 22, 2021 No. 418 " Rules on the territories of the planning region ".[2]

Planning regions after 2021 reform

After the 2021 reform some Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme. Until then, the planning regions were identical in area to the statistical regions, except with different names and the city of Riga being separate from the rest of the Riga Planning Region.

List
RegionsLargest cityPopulation[3]
Riga Planning RegionRiga850,353
Kurzeme Planning RegionLiepāja277,130
Vidzeme Planning RegionValmiera276,037
Latgale Planning RegionDaugavpils247,220
Zemgale Planning RegionJelgava225,017
LatviaRiga1,875,757

History

Regional institutions have been formed since 1997, following the initiatives of local governments for joint development planning. According to the Regional Development Law , five planning regions have been established in Latvia - Kurzeme planning region, Latgale planning region, Riga planning region, Vidzeme planning region and Zemgale planning region. The territories of the planning region are determined by the Cabinet of Ministers' regulations of June 22, 2021 No. 418 " Rules on the territories of the planning region ".


See also

References
  1. "Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums" (in Latvian). likumi.lv. 2008-12-08. Retrieved 2010-01-10.
  2. https://www.varam.gov.lv/lv/planosanas-regioni
  3. Population by ethnicity in regions, cities and municipalities at the beginning of year (after administrative-territorial reform in 2021) 2021 - 2022


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