Riga Planning Region

See also: Riga Planning Region (from 2021)
Riga Region
Planning Region
Official logo of Riga Region
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Location of Riga Region
Coordinates: 57°0′0″N 24°0′0″E / 57.00000°N 24.00000°E / 57.00000; 24.00000
Country Latvia
Area
 • Total
10,430.1 km2 (4,027.1 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
989,525
 • Density95/km2 (250/sq mi)
Gross Regional Product
[2]
 • Total€20.9 billion
 • Per capita€21,000
HDI (2019)0.933[3]
very high · 1st
Websiterpr.gov.lv

Riga Region (Latvian: Rīgas reģions), officially Riga Planning Region (Latvian: Rīgas plānošanas reģions) and shortened as RPR is one of five planning regions of Latvia, situated in the central part of Latvia, in and around the metropolis of Riga and along the shores of the Gulf of Riga. The state institution was founded on 12 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".[4] After the 2021 reform some Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme.

  1. ^ "ISG020. Population number and its change by statistical region, city, town, 21 development centres and county". Central Statistical Bureau of Latvia. 2020-01-01. Retrieved 2021-02-12.
  2. ^ "Gross domestic product in regions". www.stat.gov.lv.
  3. ^ "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.
  4. ^ "ABOUT THE TERRITORY OF RIGA PLANNING REGION". Riga Planning Region. Retrieved 2010-01-03.