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Riga Region

The Riga Planning Region is an administrative subdivision of Latvia. The Riga Region covers the territory and uses the administrative boundaries of the now defunct districts of Latvia: Limbaži, Ogre, Riga and Tukums as well as the cities of Riga and Jūrmala. As of 6 June 2009 the region consist of 28 municipalities and 2 cities with a total area of 10,132 km².

Riga

Riga is the capital of the Republic of Latvia, which is located southeast of Finland. The terrain is flat and sandy with pine and birch trees. The weather is generally mild. The Daugava River runs through the Old Town district. The city is known for its variety of architecture, especially for the Art Nouveau style.

Please include webpages that have information about the city of Riga. This may include, but is not limited to art galleries, government websites, cultural events, historical articles, photos of interesting buildings and genealogy pages.

These pages should have one English language version. Otherwise, please submit your page to the proper subcategory in World/Latvian and/or the other language translations that are listed for that page in World.

Pages that are concerned with a larger region that the city of Riga, but is still focused within the country of Latvia should be submitted in the proper subcategory in Latvia.

Sigulda

A municipality in the Riga district.