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Riga (/ ˈ r iː ɡ ə / ⓘ REE-gə) [a] is the capital, the primate, and the largest city of Latvia. Home to 605,273 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 860,142 (as of 2023).
Jugla is a neighbourhood of Riga, the capital of Latvia.It is located in the Vidzeme Suburb, west of the Lake Jugla and southeast of the Lake Ķīšezers.Jugla is bordered by Čiekurkalns, Mežciems and Teika to the west, Dreiliņi to the southwest, Brekši to the southeast and Bukulti to the east.
There are 10 cities (Latvian: valstspilsēta, "state city", pl. valstspilsētas) and 71 towns (Latvian: novada pilsēta, "municipality town", pl. novada pilsētas) in Latvia. By Latvian law, towns are settlements that are centers of culture and commerce with a well-developed architectural infrastructure and street grid, and have at least 2,000 ...
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After more than 700 years of German, Swedish and Russian rule, Latvia, with Riga as its capital city, declared its independence on 18 November 1918. During the Latvian War of Independence , the city was contested by the Latvian Socialist Soviet Republic established by the Red Army , Freikorps battalions composed of Baltic Germans and ...
Riga was dominated first by Germans, later by Sweden and then by Russian Empire until Latvia, with Riga as its capital city, thus declared its independence on 18 November 1918. After World War II Latvia was incorporated in to Soviet Union, however it restored its independence in early 1990s. In 2001, Riga celebrated its 800th anniversary as a city.
Simple English; سنڌي; Slovenčina ... Categories by city in Latvia (7 C) * Spa towns in Latvia (2 P) State cities of Latvia (10 C, 11 P) Port cities and towns in ...
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