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Riga

Rīga
City
Riga old town skyline
Riga old town skyline.
Flag of Riga
Flag
Official seal of Riga
Seal
Location of Riga
Country Latvia
Government
 • TypeCity council
 • MayorNils Ušakovs
Area
(2002) [2]
 • CityÀdàkọ:Infobox settlement/metric/mag
 • Water48.50 km2 (18.73 sq mi)  15.8%
 • Metro
10,132 km2 (3,912 sq mi)
Population
 (2010[3]
 • City709,145
 • Density2,300/km2 (6,000/sq mi)
 • Metro
1,098,523 (Riga Region)
 • Metro density108.3/km2 (280/sq mi)
 • Demonym
Rīdzinieki
Ethnicity
(2009) [4]
 • Latvians42.3 %
 • Russians41.0 %
 • Belarusians4.1 %
 • Ukrainians3.9 %
 • Poles2.0 %
 • Others6.7 %
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Calling codes66 & 67
Websitewww.riga.lv
Riga seen from Spot Satellite


  1. "Riga City Council". Riga City Council. Archived from the original on 2018-12-25. Retrieved 2009-07-22. 
  2. "Riga in Figures". Riga City Council. Archived from the original on 2007-08-10. Retrieved 2007-08-02. 
  3. "Resident Population by Region, City and District at the Beginning of the Year". csb.gov.lv. Archived from the original on 2007-11-18. Retrieved 2010-03-14. 
  4. "Resident Population by Ethnicity and by Region, Cityr and District at the Bebinning of the Year". csb.gov.lv. Retrieved 2009-07-22.