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Administrative divisions of Latvia, (valid 1 July 2009). According to the Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two-level municipalities (towns, cities, towns countryside territories and parishes were the first level, districts were the second level municipalities) to one-level municipalities - districts were liquidated, but towns (Latvian: pilsētas, plural), towns countryside territories (Latvian: pilsētu lauku teritorijas, plural) and parishes (Latvian: pagasti, plural) were merged into 109 municipalities (Latvian: novadi, plural) and there are 9 republican cities (Latvian: republikas pilsētas) with own city council and administration.^[1]

Cities of Republic

Administrative divisions of Latvia (valid from 1. July 2009)

Novads and their territorial units

Administrative divisions of Latvia in colors (valid from 1. July 2009)

See also

• Planning regions of Latvia
• Administrative divisions of Latvia (pre-2009)
• Districts of Latvia
• Cultural regions of Latvia

References

• Administratīvo teritoriju un apdzīvoto vietu likums (reģ. nr.684/Lp9) (The Law about Administrative Territories and Settlements)

External links

• Population in novads
• The Ministry of Regional Development and Municipalities of Latvia