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 of the Riga Region's lands were incorporated into Kurzeme and Vidzeme.
The Riga Region was created in 2006, covering the territory and using the administrative boundaries of the now defunct districts of Latvia: Limbaži, Ogre, Riga and Tukums as well as the cities of Riga and Jūrmala.[6] However after reforms the region consisted of 28 municipalities and 2 republican cities with an area of 10,430.1km², a radius of over 100km (62mi) in the case of Ainaži in the North.[7] Statistically it combined the city and Pierīga.
The region was reduced threefold during the second reforms on 1 July 2021 with multiple municipalities ceded to bordering regions.
Demography
Around half of the Latvian population lives in Riga Region, which makes it the second largest region in the Baltic states after Vilnius County.
Economy
In 2021, Riga Region had GDP of €21.3 billion of which €17.6 billion was in Riga city.[8]
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