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Riga · LATVIA (LV) · 56.95°N / 24.11°E

ADM1 · ID GeoNames 456,172

Riga is a city in Latvia with a population of 742,572. It sits at 56.95/24.11, runs on Europe/Riga, is 0 km from Vecrīga.

Population 742,572

Place Type National Capital

Elevation n/a

Timezone Europe/Riga

All facts

fields

Country: Latvia
Subdivision: Riga
Coords: 56.95°N / 24.11°E
UTC offset: +2
DST: Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km

N Vecrīga Riga 2,140 0.4 km

E Dārzciems Riga 17,599 4.2 km

SW Mārupe Mārupe 19,096 5.6 km

NE Čiekurkalns Riga 7,764 5.9 km

NE Mežaparks Riga 4,457 6.9 km

S Baloži Ķekava 6,780 7.8 km

E Mežciems Riga 14,409 8.2 km

E Dreiliņi Riga 7,125 8.3 km

W Beberbeķi Riga 571 9.1 km

N Bolderaja Riga 14,771 10.0 km

Air access

nearby

RIX

Riga International Airport

Large airport

0.0 km

EVRS

Spilve Aerodrome

Small airport

0.0 km

EVAD

Ādaži Airfield

Small airport

19.6 km

EVPA

Ikshkile Airfield

Small airport

29.3 km

EVAP

AMO Plant Heliport

Heliport

37.0 km

Universities

linked

Riga Aviation University

rau.lv

Riga Teacher Training and Educational Management Academy

rpiva.lv

Riga Technical University

rtu.lv

Stockholm School of Economics in Riga

sseriga.edu.lv

FAQ

3 questions

What is the population of Riga?: 742,572 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Riga in?: Europe/Riga.
Which country is Riga in?: Latvia (LV).

Get this page as JSON

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$ curl https://cityapi.org/v1/cities/456172

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  "data": {
    "id":           456172,
    "name":         "Riga",
    "country_code": "LV",
    "population":   742572,
    "latitude":     56.946,
    "longitude":    24.10589,
    "elevation":    ,
    "timezone":     "Europe/Riga"
  }
}