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Riga in Figures
The territory of Riga totals 304.05km2 including the planned territory use method (2009):
- Dwelling space – 91.03km2 (29.9%);
- Industrial space – 6.9km2 (2.3%);
- Land for technological structures – 8.65km2 (2.9%);
- Roads (streets) within the red line boundary for streets – 45.19km2 (14.9%);
- Green area – 85.09km2 (28.0%);
- Water – 47.67km2 (15.7%);
- Port area – 16.66km2 (5.5%);
- Airfield land – 2.86km2 (0.9%).
Source: Riga territory planning for the years 2006 to 2018 with amendments explanatory note
Territorial division:
Centre district – 3km²
Zemgales district – 41km²
Latgales district – 50km²
Vidzemes district – 57km²
Northern district – 77km²
Kurzemes district – 79km²
Permitted use of areas according to the physical planning of the Riga city (2006.-2018.)
| The type of the use of the area |
Hectares |
% |
| Private housing (family houses) development areas |
1 839 |
6.0% |
| Residental development areas |
2 630 |
8.6% |
| Mixed development areas |
4 305 |
14.2% |
| Centre development areas |
765 |
2.5% |
| Public development areas |
652 |
2.1% |
| Manufacturing and industrial areas |
2 162 |
7.1% |
| Public works development areas |
881 |
2.9% |
| Main roads, highways, and streets |
3 562 |
11.7% |
| Development areas with green zones |
1 223 |
4.0% |
| Areas with bodies of water |
4 674 |
15.4% |
| Green zones and nature areas |
7 712 |
25.4% |
| Total area of the city |
30 405 |
100.0% |
| Including dry land areas |
25 731 |
84.6% |
The total number of inhabitants within Riga at the beginning of 2010 was 706,413 people, of whom 313,662 were male and 392,751 were female. Population density was 2,331.4 people per km2.
| Years |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Women |
401 378 |
398 586 |
396 309 |
392 751 |
| Men |
321 107 |
318 785 |
316 707 |
313 662 |
Population breakdown into districts:
Centre district – 23,890
Kurzemes district – 132,356
Latgales district – 191,722
Vidzemes district – 171,637
Zemgales district – 104,139
Northern district – 79,837
Source: The Office of Citizenship and Migration Affairs. Population Register data covering municipality dwellers.
(data as of 1 January 2011)
Quick facts about Rigans
| Years |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
| Number of weddings per 1,000 inhabitants |
5,3 |
6,2 |
7,2 |
7,3 |
6,0 |
4,8 |
| Number of divorces per 1,000 inhabitants |
2,7 |
3,0 |
3,6 |
3,5 |
3,0 |
2,5 |
| Number of births per 1,000 inhabitants |
9,1 |
9,7 |
10,3 |
11,0 |
11,0 |
10,1 |
| Natural increase per 1,000 inhabitants |
-4,2 |
-3,8 |
-3,7 |
-3,2 |
-2,0 |
-2,5 |
| Number of immigrants, thousands |
12,9 |
11,4 |
11,6 |
11,6 |
11,3 |
- |
| Number of emigrants, thousands |
13,4 |
12,8 |
14,1 |
14,4 |
14,1 |
- |
| Changes to the total population amount, thousands |
-3,5 |
-4,2 |
-5,1 |
-5,1 |
-4,4 |
-6,6 |
Inhabitant age groups:
| Years |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
| Inhabitants under working age |
88,295 |
88,030 |
89,261 |
89,844 |
| Inhabitants of working age |
477,916 |
474,316 |
473,588 |
465,21 |
| Inhabitants over working age |
156,274 |
155,025 |
150,167 |
151,357 |
The national currency is the lat (LVL 1 = 100 centimes (santīms)). The lat is freely convertible currency. The bank of Latvija has determined the peg rate of lat to euro: 1EUR = 0.702804 LVL, wich has been in force since 1 January 2005.
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