List of cities and towns in Latvia

There are 9 cities (Latvian: Republikas pilsētas, "republican cities") and 67 towns (Latvian: Novada pilsētas, "municipality towns") in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with well-developed engineer-infrastructure and street grid, and have at least 2,000 residents; however, a settlement can be designated a town, if it has fewer residents, but fulfills all other requirements. To become a city, a town must have at least 25,000 residents. Additionally, cities should have well-developed commerce, transport, public utilities, social infrastructure and bea significant center of culture. However, these requirements may be disregarded if there is sufficient population.^[1]

Major and regional cities of Latvia

CitiesEdit

City	Population (2013)^[2]	Population (2019)^[3]
Daugavpils pronunciation (help·info)	93,312	82,604
Jēkabpils pronunciation (help·info)	24,635	22,076
Jelgava pronunciation (help·info)	59,511	55,972
Jūrmala pronunciation (help·info)	50,840	49,325
Liepāja pronunciation (help·info)	76,731	68,945
Rēzekne pronunciation (help·info)	32,328	27,820
Rīga pronunciation (help·info)	658,640	632,614
Valmiera pronunciation (help·info)	25,130	23,125
Ventspils pronunciation (help·info)	38,750	34,377

TownsEdit

Town	Population (2010)^[2]	Population (2018)^[3]	Municipality^[1]
Ainaži pronunciation (help·info)	1,008	787	Salacgrīva Municipality
Aizkraukle pronunciation (help·info)	8,709	7,489	Aizkraukle Municipality
Aizpute pronunciation (help·info)	5,104	4,443	Aizpute Municipality
Aknīste pronunciation (help·info)	1,224	1,078	Aknīste Municipality
Aloja pronunciation (help·info)	1,353	1,197	Aloja Municipality
Alūksne pronunciation (help·info)	8,900	7,555	Alūksne Municipality
Ape pronunciation (help·info)	1,083	907	Ape Municipality
Auce pronunciation (help·info)	3,076	2,640	Auce Municipality
Baldone pronunciation (help·info)	2,399	3,966	Baldone Municipality
Baloži pronunciation (help·info)	5,665	6,529	Ķekava Municipality
Balvi pronunciation (help·info)	7,906	6,696	Balvi Municipality
Bauska pronunciation (help·info)	10,060	8,988	Bauska Municipality
Brocēni pronunciation (help·info)	3,411	3,117	Brocēni Municipality
Cēsis pronunciation (help·info)	18,021	16,888	Cēsis Municipality
Cesvaine pronunciation (help·info)	1,668	1,443	Cesvaine Municipality
Dagda pronunciation (help·info)	2,502	2,108	Dagda Municipality
Dobele pronunciation (help·info)	11,152	9,702	Dobele Municipality
Durbe pronunciation (help·info)	620	542	Durbe Municipality
Grobiņa pronunciation (help·info)	4,218	3,861	Grobiņa Municipality
Gulbene pronunciation (help·info)	8,807	7,779	Gulbene Municipality
Ikšķile pronunciation (help·info)	4,052	7,359	Ikšķile Municipality
Ilūkste pronunciation (help·info)	2,856	2,502	Ilūkste Municipality
Jaunjelgava pronunciation (help·info)	2,246	1,999	Jaunjelgava Municipality
Kandava pronunciation (help·info)	4,225	3,831	Kandava Municipality
Kārsava pronunciation (help·info)	2,420	2,105	Kārsava Municipality
Krāslava pronunciation (help·info)	10,160	8,653	Krāslava Municipality
Kuldīga pronunciation (help·info)	12,755	11,275	Kuldīga Municipality
Ķegums pronunciation (help·info)	2,487	2,271	Ķegums Municipality
Lielvārde pronunciation (help·info)	6,837	6,369	Lielvārde Municipality
Līgatne pronunciation (help·info)	1,239	1,094	Līgatne Municipality
Limbaži pronunciation (help·info)	8,501	7,498	Limbaži Municipality
Līvāni pronunciation (help·info)	8,934	7,939	Līvāni Municipality
Lubāna pronunciation (help·info)	1,873	1,667	Lubāna Municipality
Ludza pronunciation (help·info)	9,575	8,387	Ludza Municipality
Madona pronunciation (help·info)	8,734	7,646	Madona Municipality
Mazsalaca pronunciation (help·info)	1,474	1,264	Mazsalaca Municipality
Ogre pronunciation (help·info)	26,167	24,768	Ogre Municipality
Olaine pronunciation (help·info)	12,667	11,342	Olaine Municipality
Pāvilosta pronunciation (help·info)	1,134	980	Pāvilosta Municipality
Piltene pronunciation (help·info)	1,053	904	Ventspils Municipality
Pļaviņas pronunciation (help·info)	3,692	3,248	Pļaviņas Municipality
Preiļi pronunciation (help·info)	7,970	6,817	Preiļi Municipality
Priekule pronunciation (help·info)	2,441	2,091	Priekule Municipality
Rūjiena pronunciation (help·info)	3,377	2,912	Rūjiena Municipality
Sabile pronunciation (help·info)	1,404	1,552	Talsi Municipality
Salacgrīva pronunciation (help·info)	3,281	2,823	Salacgrīva Municipality
Salaspils pronunciation (help·info)	18,159	18,698	Salaspils Municipality
Saldus pronunciation (help·info)	12,306	10,869	Saldus Municipality
Saulkrasti pronunciation (help·info)	3,299	3,176	Saulkrasti Municipality
Seda pronunciation (help·info)	1,547	1,248	Strenči Municipality
Sigulda pronunciation (help·info)	11,168	11,191	Sigulda Municipality
Skrunda pronunciation (help·info)	2,468	2,118	Skrunda Municipality
Smiltene pronunciation (help·info)	5,763	5,349	Smiltene Municipality
Staicele pronunciation (help·info)	1,152	951	Aloja Municipality
Stende pronunciation (help·info)	1,868	1,743	Talsi Municipality
Strenči pronunciation (help·info)	1,404	1,140	Strenči Municipality
Subate pronunciation (help·info)	749	663	Ilūkste Municipality
Talsi pronunciation (help·info)	11,201	10,070	Talsi Municipality
Tukums pronunciation (help·info)	19,961	18,414	Tukums Municipality
Valdemārpils pronunciation (help·info)	1,396	1,343	Talsi Municipality
Valka pronunciation (help·info)	6,047	5,181	Valka Municipality
Vangaži pronunciation (help·info)	3,999	3,649	Inčukalns Municipality
Varakļāni pronunciation (help·info)	2,106	1,897	Varakļāni Municipality
Viesīte pronunciation (help·info)	1,902	1,615	Viesīte Municipality
Viļaka pronunciation (help·info)	1,525	1,364	Viļaka Municipality
Viļāni pronunciation (help·info)	3,468	3,035	Viļāni Municipality
Zilupe pronunciation (help·info)	1,746	1,511	Zilupe Municipality