Riga Planning Region (from 2021)

Riga Planning Region
Riga panorama
Riga panorama
Official logo of Riga Planning Region
Riga Planning Region in blue
Riga Planning Region in blue
CountryLatvia
Largest cityRiga
Area
 • Total3,158 km2 (1,219 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total860,142
 • Density270/km2 (710/sq mi)
GDP
 • Metro€21.313 billion (2021)
 • Per capita€25,000 (2021)
Websiterpr.gov.lv

Riga Region (Latvian: Rīgas reģions), officially Riga Planning Region (Latvian: Rīgas plānošanas reģions) is one of the five planning regions of Latvia, it is situated in the central part of Latvia. The state institution was founded on 2 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". After the 2021 reform some Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme.


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