Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas (2020)

Section 1. Administrative Territory An administrative territory is a territorial unit of Latvia which is administered by a local government within the scope of its competence.

Section 2. Populated Area A populated area is a territory which is inhabited by people, where material pre- conditions for residence therein have been established and to which the relevant status of populated area has been granted according to the procedures specified by laws and regulations.

Section 3. Scope of Application of the Law (1) The Law prescribes the conditions and procedures for the creation, keeping records, modifying borders, and establishment of the administrative centre of administrative territories and the territorial units of municipalities, and also the procedures for determining the status of a populated area and keeping records of such areas, and the competence of institutions in these matters. (2) In order to strengthen common identity among residents and preserve and sustainably develop the cultural and historical environment, belonging of towns and rural territories to historical Latvian regions – Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale, and Sēlija – shall be governed by a separate law. Chapter II Administrative Territories and Territorial Units

Section 4. Administrative Territories (1) The Republic of Latvia shall be divided into the following administrative territories: 1) territories of local governments of State cities; 2) territories of municipality governments (hereinafter – the municipalities). (2) Administrative territories and their administrative centres shall be determined by the Saeima in the Annex to the Law.

Section 5. Territorial Division of a Municipality (1) The territory of a municipality shall be divided into the following units: 1) towns; 2) rural territories. (2) Territorial units of municipalities shall be determined by the Saeima in the Annex to the Law. Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) (3) The municipality council may determine such territorial division of a municipality in the local government by-law which consists of several rural territories or rural territories and a town, designating such territorial division with a relevant toponym and the word “association”.

Section 6. Borders of Administrative Territories and Territorial Units of a Municipality (1) The borders of an administrative territory shall be determined by the Cabinet by ensuring the geographical unity of the administrative territory. (2) The Cabinet may modify the borders of an administrative territory if as a result of modifying the borders the administrative territory or the territorial unit of a municipality retains its status and the territorial unit of a municipality is not amalgamated with another administrative territory. (3) The borders of the territorial units of a municipality shall be determined by the municipality council, insofar as the borders of the municipality are not modified and the area of the territorial unit is not substantially changed. (4) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures and conditions for determining, modifying, and updating the borders of an administrative territory and the territorial units of a municipality, and also the procedures and conditions for changing the status of an administrative centre. (5) When amalgamating or dividing an administrative territory, and also when modifying its borders, the interests of the residents of the country and local government, the Cabinet opinion, and decisions of the councils of interested local governments shall be evaluated. (6) The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures for the reallocation of authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government if the borders of administrative territories are modified or they are divided. Chapter III Populated Areas

Section 7. Types of Populated Areas The Republic of Latvia has the following populated areas: 1) cities and towns; 2) villages; 3) mazciemi (small villages); 4) farmsteads.

Section 8. Cities and Towns (1) Riga is the capital city of the Republic of Latvia. (2) Cities of the Republic of Latvia are divided into State cities and municipality towns. (3) The State cities are Daugavpils, Jelgava, Jēkabpils, Jūrmala, Liepāja, Ogre, Rēzekne, Rīga, Valmiera, and Ventspils. (4) Towns are determined in Annex to the Law.

Section 9. Villages (1) The status of a village shall be granted and revoked by the municipality council on the basis of the spatial plan of a local government which lays down the village borders and provides a justification for the need to establish the village. (2) The status of a village may be granted to such part of a municipality territory where building is or is planned to be concentrated, people are living permanently, and the appropriate infrastructure has been developed. Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 2 (3) The Cabinet shall determine the procedures for granting the status of a village, for granting the status of a town to a village, and also the procedures for determining the village borders. (4) If a village has more than 5000 permanent residents, the council of the relevant local government shall, in accordance with Paragraph three of this Section, submit a proposal to the Cabinet for determining the status of a town to the relevant village.

Section 10. Mazciemi and Farmsteads (1) A mazciems is a historically developed populated area where building is predominantly dispersed or concentrated, for which borders have not been specified in the municipality spatial plan and the name of which is included in the Toponym Database of the Latvian Geospatial Information Agency. The municipality council or the competent authority of a local government shall determine the addresses included in the mazciems. (2) Farmstead is one separate residential building or several separate residential buildings, and also the domestic buildings in the territory functionally linked to this building or buildings where the land is primarily used for agriculture or forestry. The status of a farmstead shall be granted by the local government council by assigning a name to the farmstead. Chapter IV Names of Administrative Territories and Populated Areas

Section 11. Names of Administrative Territories, Their Territorial Units, and Populated Areas (1) Names to cities and towns, municipalities, and rural areas shall be given, and cities and towns, municipalities, and rural areas shall be renamed by a law upon the evaluation of the Cabinet opinion and the decision of the council of the interested local government. (2) Names to villages and mazciemi shall be given and the abovementioned populated areas shall be renamed by the relevant municipality council. (3) A local government council shall give, change, or remove names of streets and squares in cities, towns, and villages, names or numbers of farmsteads, the land parcels intended for building, and buildings, and also numbers of building units. The State Land Service shall remove the address of a building unit and shall inform the local government thereof if the building unit is deleted from the State Immovable Property Cadastre Information System. A local government council may delegate the giving, changing or removing of the names or numbers of buildings, land parcels intended for building, and building units to any authority of such local government. (4) The decision to give, change or remove a name or number shall be sent by the relevant local government to the State Land Service within five working days after the signing thereof.

Section 12. Conditions for Giving a Name (1) Names of administrative territories and their territorial units, and also streets, squares, farmsteads, and land parcels intended for building shall be given, changed or approved in compliance with the provisions of the Official Language Law for the creation and use of place names, and also the geographical, historical, living and other conditions. (2) When renaming populated areas which have a point for the provision of postal services, railway station, bus station, aerodrome or port, the local government council which has taken the decision on the renaming shall, within five working days after signing of the decision, inform the relevant sectoral ministry thereof. Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 3 Chapter V Registration of Administrative Territories, Their Territorial Units, and Populated Areas

Section 13. Keeping Records of Administrative Territories, Their Territorial Units, and Populated Areas (1) Administrative territories, their territorial units, villages and their borders, and also mazciemi shall be registered by the State Land Service in the State Address Register Information System (hereinafter – the Address Register) on the basis of laws and regulations or a decision of the council of the relevant local government. (2) Streets, squares, buildings, farmsteads, land parcels intended for building, and building units shall be registered in the Address Register by the State Land Service on the basis of the information provided by the competent authority of the local government. (3) The Cabinet shall determine: 1) the basic principles of the address system, the procedures for allocating addresses and maintaining the Address Register, and also the procedures for the registration and circulation of information; 2) the procedures for requesting and issuing data from the Address Register, and also the amount and type of data to be issued free of charge and for a fee; 3) the persons who shall pay the State Land Service for the preparation and issuing of data from the Address Register in the amount specified by laws and regulations; 4) the procedures for making the payment for the issuing of data from the Address Register. (4) The address shall be allocated, changed, updated or removed in accordance with the law or by decision of a local government. A decision of a local government may be issued also in the form of a general administrative act.

Section 14. Administrative Regions The administrative regions of Kurzeme, Zemgale, Rīga, Vidzeme, and Latgale are established for the implementation of joint functions of the State and local governments, and the status and conditions for the operation thereof shall be governed by a separate law. Transitional Provisions 1. With the coming into force of this Law, the Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas (Latvijas Republikas Saeimas un Ministru Kabineta Ziņotājs, 2009, No. 3; Latvijas Vēstnesis, 2010, No. 23, 149; 2011, No. 202; 2015, No. 64) is repealed. 2. With the coming into force of this Law, the local governments of cities and municipalities shall continue to perform their functions and tasks in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations until the first meeting of the local government council elected in the local government elections of 2021, and such meeting shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Law, be convened on 1 July 2021. Until 30 June 2021, Cabinet Regulation No. 154 of 19 March 2013, Regulations Regarding the Approval of Descriptions of the Borders of Cities and Administrative Territories of Municipalities, shall be applicable to the activities of local governments. 3. The Central Electoral Commission shall proclaim the local government elections of 2021 in the administrative territories laid down by the Law. Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 4 4. In order to ensure the local government elections of 2021 in the municipalities affected by the amalgamation of administrative territories, the councils of local governments shall, by 1 December 2020, convene a general meeting of the council members of all the local governments to be amalgamated, and it shall elect a municipality electoral commission. The chairperson of the council of the local government with the largest number of residents in accordance with the current data of the Population Register shall propose the convening of a general meeting of council members and chair it. Upon electing the municipality electoral commission, the number of votes of each local government council member shall be proportionate to the total population of the relevant local government. In such case: 1) the municipality electoral commission shall be established and it shall operate in accordance with the law governing the work of local government electoral commissions and polling station commissions, insofar as it is not in contradiction with the Law; 2) the first meeting of the commission shall be convened by the chairperson of the council of the local government with the largest number of residents in accordance with the current data of the Population Register, or a person authorised thereby; 3) all local government councils shall finance the operation of the municipality electoral commission from their budgets in proportion to the number of inhabitants of the relevant local government territory according to the current data of the Population Register; 4) the address of the electoral commission shall be the address of the electoral commission of the local government with the largest number of inhabitants according to the current data of the Population Register. 5. If the general meeting of council members fails to establish the municipality electoral commission according to the procedures specified in the Law by 1 December 2020, it shall be appointed by the Central Electoral Commission in accordance with the law On the Central Electoral Commission. 6. As of the first meeting of the local government council newly elected in the local government elections of 2021, the powers of all previous local government councils shall expire. A municipality government shall be the successor to the authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of the local governments included in the relevant municipality. The executive director of the local government with the largest number of inhabitants prior to elections according to the current data of the Population Register as on 1 January 2021 shall be responsible for ensuring the continuity of the work of local government institutions and local government capital companies until the day when the local government councils elected in the local government elections of 2021 decide on the appointing of the executive director. 7. The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures by which a State earmarked grant for the development of a joint administrative structure project of future municipalities is granted to local governments within the framework of administrative and territorial reform by 1 July 2021. 8. The Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development shall, by 30 September 2020, develop a methodology for local governments for commencing the operation of future municipalities. 9. The Cabinet shall determine the conditions and procedures by which, within the framework of the administrative and territorial reform by 1 December 2021, cofinancing for the development of draft spatial development planning documents of future municipalities shall be provided to local governments from the financial resources allocated in the State budget. Cofinancing shall also be granted for the development of joint spatial development planning documents to Daugavpils local government and the local governments that will be included in Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 5 the future Augšdaugava municipality; Liepāja local government and the local governments that will be included in the future Dienvidkurzeme municipality; Rēzekne local government and the local governments that will be included in the future Rēzekne municipality; Ventspils local government and the Ventspils municipality government; Jelgava local government and the local governments that will be included in the future Jelgava municipality. Until 30 June 2021, the development of the abovementioned projects shall be managed by the local government with the largest number of inhabitants according to the current data of the Population Register. 10. The Cabinet shall determine the procedures by which a one-time grant for cofinancing the administrative expenses incurred as a result of the implementation of an administrative and territorial reform shall, by 1 December 2021, be granted to a local government which has been established by the amalgamation of local governments from the financial resources allocated in the State budget. 11. The Cabinet shall: 1) by 31 October 2020, draw up and submit to the Saeima draft laws regarding the amendments necessary to other laws, ensuring compliance with the administrative territorial division specified in the Law; 2) by 31 December 2020, draw up and submit to the Saeima for examination a draft law providing rights for local communities (cities, towns, and rural areas) to democratically elect their representatives and granting such local communities the competence to solve issues of local significance; 3) within two months after coming into force of the Law, issue the regulations referred to in Section 6, Paragraph six of the Law and the regulations referred to in Paragraphs 7 and 9 of the Transitional Provisions; 4) by 30 June 2021, issue the regulations referred to in Section 6, Paragraphs one and four, Section 13, Paragraph three, Clauses 1, 2, and 3 of the Law and Paragraph 10 of the Transitional Provisions; 5) by 30 June 2021, make amendments to Cabinet Regulation No. 787 of 22 December 2015, Price List of the Paid Services of the State Land Service and the Payment Procedures; 6) by 30 September 2023, prepare and submit to the Saeima an evaluation of the modification of State city borders or their amalgamation with an adjacent administrative territory. 12. The following Cabinet regulations shall be applied until the coming into force of the relevant Cabinet regulations, but not later than until 1 July 2021, insofar as they are not in contradiction with this Law: 1) Cabinet Regulation No. 216 of 27 March 2012, Procedures for the Definition of the Borders of Administrative Territories and the Territorial Units Thereof, and also the Procedures for the Preparation and Updating of the Description; 2) Cabinet Regulation No. 698 of 8 December 2015, Regulations Regarding Addresses. 13. The Cabinet shall, within six months after the adoption of the law referred to in Section 3, Paragraph two of the Law, approve the plan for the sustainable development of Latvian historical regions and the living space of cultural and historical communities. 14. From 1 July 2021 to 31 December 2021: 1) Sigulda municipality government and Ropaži municipality government shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations, ensure the reallocation of the authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government in relation to the town of Vangaži of Ropaži municipality; Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 6 2) Preiļi municipality government and Krāslava municipality government shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations, ensure the reallocation of the authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government in relation to the Grāveri rural territory, Šķeltova rural territory, and Kastuļina rural territory of Krāslava municipality; 3) Limbaži municipality government and Saulkrasti municipality government shall, in accordance with the procedures laid down in laws and regulations, ensure the reallocation of the authorities, finances, property, rights, and liabilities of a local government in relation to the Skulte rural territory of Saulkrasti municipality. 15. The villages registered in the Address Register from 1 July 2021 for which no village borders are specified in the spatial plan shall be considered mazciems, and the State Land Service shall make the relevant amendments to the Address Register. 16. After coming into force of the Law, the towns which have less than 2000 permanent residents shall retain the status of a town. The status of a town may be changed to the status of a village in accordance with the procedures laid down by laws and regulations. 17. The municipality council elected in the local government elections of 2021 shall evaluate the adopted biding regulations of the former local governments forming the municipality and shall adopt new municipality binding regulations. Binding regulations of the former local governments forming the municipality shall be in force until the day of coming into force of municipality binding regulations but no longer than until 1 June 2022, except for the binding regulations regarding the spatial planning developed until 31 December 2025. 18. After 1 July 2021, the future local governments shall combine the financial year budget of the local governments and shall approve them not later than within a month. 19. After 1 July 2021, resources from the State budget (grants and earmarked grants within the scope of the annual State budget law), grants from the local government financial equalisation fund and contributions to the local government financial equalisation fund, transfers of personal income tax, and other payments made by the Treasury shall be transferred to the future local government as a sum of the resources approved for the local governments to be amalgamated. 20. The local government which is amalgamated as a result of the administrative and territorial reform may take loans, undertake guarantees and long-term liabilities, lease its immovable property, and also alienate its movable and immovable property the sale value of which exceeds EUR 50 000 or 0.1 per cent of the value of the local government fixed assets only when a positive decision of the financial committee of the local governments to be amalgamated (hereinafter – the financial committee) is received. The financial committee shall be composed of the chairpersons of the councils of all the local governments to be amalgamated, and it shall be chaired and its operation shall be organised by the chairperson of the council of the local government with the largest number of inhabitants according to the current data of the Population Register. The meeting of the financial committee shall be convened within a month after the relevant local government decision has been submitted to the financial committee for examination. The decision of the financial committee is taken if those who voted in favour represent at least half of the total population of the relevant local governments according to the current data of the Population Register. 21. The State Land Service shall, by 16 July 2021, make changes to the Address Register in accordance with the Annex to the Law. Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 7 22. The authorities shall, by 31 December 2021, make changes related to the coming into force of the Law in the information systems maintained thereby. 23. The Cabinet shall, by 1 January 2021, draw up a draft law on the establishment of administrative regions in Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale, and the region of Rīga for the implementation of joint functions of the State and local government. 24. Section 14 of the Law shall become invalid concurrently with the coming into force of the law on the establishment of administrative regions. 25. In order to ensure the achievement of the objectives of the administrative and territorial reform, Daugavpils local government and Augšdaugava municipality government, Jelgava local government and Jelgava municipality government, Liepāja local government and Dienvidkurzeme municipality government, Rēzekne local government and Rēzekne municipality government, and Ventspils local government and Ventspils municipality government shall, after 1 July 2021, cooperate in the development of sustainable development strategy and development programme and establish joint cooperation authorities in the following fields: civil protection, education, and waste management. 26. Paragraph 8.11 (regarding the status of the town of Koknese) and Paragraph 13.9 (regarding the status of the town of Iecava) of Annex to the Law shall come into force on 1 July 2021. The status of a town shall be granted to Ādaži, Ķekava, and Mārupe as of 1 July 2022. 27. Aglona, Limbaži, and Inčukalns municipality governments shall have an obligation to submit to the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Regional Development by 1 October 2020 all the information which is required for the identification of the extent of reallocation of authorities, financial resources, property, and also rights and liabilities when implementing the administrative and territorial reform in the relevant administrative territories. 28. Ropaži municipality government shall, by 31 December 2023, approve the plan for the division of Garkalne rural territory and send it to the Ādaži municipality government. After evaluation of the abovementioned plan, the concerned local governments shall decide on the modification of the borders of municipality territories. 29. Starting from 2022, the Cabinet shall, once every four years by 1 May, submit to the Saeima a report on the changes to the socio-economic situation of local governments and administrative regions. The report shall also include the assessment of benefits and losses resulting from the administrative and territorial reform. The Law shall come into force on the day following its proclamation. The Law has been adopted by the Saeima on 10 June 2020. President E. Levits Adopted 22 June 2020 Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 8 Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas Annex Administrative Territories, Their Administrative Centres, and Territorial Units Administrative Territory and Its Territorial Units Included in the Administrative Administrative Centre Territory 1. Daugavpils local government 2. Jelgava local government 3. Jūrmala local government 4. Liepāja local government 5. Rēzekne local government 6. Rīga local government 7. Ventspils local government 8. Aizkraukle municipality (Aizkraukle) 8.1. Aiviekste rural territory 8.2. Aizkraukle rural territory 8.3. Town of Aizkraukle 8.4. Bebri rural territory 8.5. Daudzese rural territory 8.6. Irši rural territory 8.7. Jaunjelgava rural territory 8.8. Town of Jaunjelgava 8.9. Klintaine rural territory 8.10. Koknese rural territory 8.11. Town of Koknese 8.12. Mazzalve rural territory 8.13. Nereta rural territory 8.14. Pilskalne rural territory 8.15. Town of Pļaviņas 8.16. Sece rural territory 8.17. Sērene rural territory 8.18. Skrīveri rural territory 8.19. Staburags rural territory 8.20. Sunākste rural territory 8.21. Vietalva rural territory 8.22. Zalve rural territory 9. Alūksne municipality (Alūksne) 9.1. Alsviķi rural territory 9.2. Town of Alūksne 9.3. Anna rural territory 9.4. Ilzene rural territory 9.5. Jaunalūksne rural territory 9.6. Jaunanna rural territory 9.7. Jaunlaicene rural territory 9.8. Kalncempji rural territory 9.9. Liepna rural territory 9.10. Maliena rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 9 9.11. Mālupe rural territory 9.12. Mārkalne rural territory 9.13. Pededze rural territory 9.14. Veclaicene rural territory 9.15. Zeltiņi rural territory 9.16. Ziemeri rural territory 10. Augšdaugava municipality 10.1. Ambeļi rural territory (Daugavpils) 10.2. Bebrene rural territory 10.3. Biķernieki rural territory 10.4. Demene rural territory 10.5. Dubna rural territory 10.6. Dviete rural territory 10.7. Eglaine rural territory 10.8. Town of Ilūkste 10.9. Kalkūne rural territory 10.10. Kalupe rural territory 10.11. Laucesa rural territory 10.12. Līksna rural territory 10.13. Maļinova rural territory 10.14. Medumi rural territory 10.15. Naujene rural territory 10.16. Nīcgale rural territory 10.17. Pilskalne rural territory 10.18. Prode rural territory 10.19. Saliena rural territory 10.20. Skrudaliena rural territory 10.21. Town of Subate 10.22. Svente rural territory 10.23. Šēdere rural territory 10.24. Tabore rural territory 10.25. Vabole rural territory 10.26. Vecsaliena rural territory 10.27. Višķi rural territory 11. Ādaži municipality (Ādaži) 11.1. Ādaži rural territory 11.2. Carnikava rural territory 12. Balvi municipality (Balvi) 12.1. Baltinava rural territory 12.2. Balvi rural territory 12.3. Town of Balvi 12.4. Bērzkalne rural territory 12.5. Bērzpils rural territory 12.6. Briežuciems rural territory 12.7. Krišjāņi rural territory 12.8. Kubuli rural territory 12.9. Kuprava rural territory 12.10. Lazdukalns rural territory 12.11. Lazduleja rural territory 12.12. Medņeva rural territory 12.13. Rugāji rural territory 12.14. Susāji rural territory 12.15. Šķilbēni rural territory 12.16. Tilža rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 10 12.17. Vectilža rural territory 12.18. Vecumi rural territory 12.19. Town of Viļaka 12.20. Vīksna rural territory 12.21. Žīguri rural territory 13. Bauska municipality (Bauska) 13.1. Town of Bauska 13.2. Bārbele rural territory 13.3. Brunava rural territory 13.4. Ceraukste rural territory 13.5. Code rural territory 13.6. Dāviņi rural territory 13.7. Gailīši rural territory 13.8. Iecava rural territory 13.9. Town of Iecava 13.10. Īslīce rural territory 13.11. Kurmene rural territory 13.12. Mežotne rural territory 13.13. Rundāle rural territory 13.14. Skaistkalne rural territory 13.15. Stelpe rural territory 13.16. Svitene rural territory 13.17. Valle rural territory 13.18. Vecsaule rural territory 13.19. Vecumnieki rural territory 13.20. Viesturi rural territory 14. Cēsis municipality (Cēsis) 14.1. Amata rural territory 14.2. Town of Cēsis 14.3. Drabeši rural territory 14.4. Dzērbene rural territory 14.5. Ineši rural territory 14.6. Jaunpiebalga rural territory 14.7. Kaive rural territory 14.8. Liepa rural territory 14.9. Līgatne rural territory 14.10. Town of Līgatne 14.11. Mārsnēni rural territory 14.12. Nītaure rural territory 14.13. Priekuļi rural territory 14.14. Raiskums rural territory 14.15. Skujene rural territory 14.16. Stalbe rural territory 14.17. Straupe rural territory 14.18. Taurene rural territory 14.19. Vaive rural territory 14.20. Vecpiebalga rural territory 14.21. Veselava rural territory 14.22. Zaube rural territory 14.23. Zosēni rural territory 15. Dienvidkurzeme municipality 15.1. Aizpute rural territory (Grobiņa) 15.2. Town of Aizpute 15.3. Bārta rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 11 15.4. Bunka rural territory 15.5. Cīrava rural territory 15.6. Dunalka rural territory 15.7. Dunika rural territory 15.8. Durbe rural territory 15.9. Town of Durbe 15.10. Embūte rural territory 15.11. Gavieze rural territory 15.12. Gramzda rural territory 15.13. Grobiņa rural territory 15.14. Town of Grobiņa 15.15. Kalēti rural territory 15.16. Kalvene rural territory 15.17. Kazdanga rural territory 15.18. Laža rural territory 15.19. Medze rural territory 15.20. Nīca rural territory 15.21. Otaņķi rural territory 15.22. Town of Pāvilosta 15.23. Priekule rural territory 15.24. Town of Priekule 15.25. Rucava rural territory 15.26. Saka rural territory 15.27. Tadaiķi rural territory 15.28. Vaiņode rural territory 15.29. Vecpils rural territory 15.30. Vērgale rural territory 15.31. Virga rural territory 16. Dobele municipality (Dobele) 16.1. Annenieki rural territory 16.2. Town of Auce 16.3. Augstkalne rural territory 16.4. Auri rural territory 16.5. Bēne rural territory 16.6. Bērze rural territory 16.7. Biksti rural territory 16.8. Bukaiši rural territory 16.9. Dobele rural territory 16.10. Town of Dobele 16.11. Īle rural territory 16.12. Jaunbērze rural territory 16.13. Krimūna rural territory 16.14. Lielauce rural territory 16.15. Naudīte rural territory 16.16. Penkule rural territory 16.17. Tērvete rural territory 16.18. Ukri rural territory 16.19. Vecauce rural territory 16.20. Vītiņi rural territory 16.21. Zebrene rural territory 17. Gulbene municipality (Gulbene) 17.1. Beļava rural territory 17.2. Dauksti rural territory 17.3. Druviena rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 12 17.4. Galgauska rural territory 17.5. Town of Gulbene 17.6. Jaungulbene rural territory 17.7. Lejasciems rural territory 17.8. Litene rural territory 17.9. Lizums rural territory 17.10. Līgo rural territory 17.11. Ranka rural territory 17.12. Stāmeriena rural territory 17.13. Stradi rural territory 17.14. Tirza rural territory 18. Jelgava municipality (Jelgava) 18.1. Cena rural territory 18.2. Eleja rural territory 18.3. Glūda rural territory 18.4. Jaunsvirlauka rural territory 18.5. Kalnciems rural territory 18.6. Lielplatone rural territory 18.7. Līvbērze rural territory 18.8. Ozolnieki rural territory 18.9. Platone rural territory 18.10. Salgale rural territory 18.11. Sesava rural territory 18.12. Svēte rural territory 18.13. Valgunde rural territory 18.14. Vilce rural territory 18.15. Vircava rural territory 18.16. Zaļenieki rural territory 19. Jēkabpils municipality (Jēkabpils) 19.1. Aknīste rural territory 19.2. Town of Aknīste 19.3. Asare rural territory 19.4. Atašiene rural territory 19.5. Ābeļi rural territory 19.6. Dignāja rural territory 19.7. Dunava rural territory 19.8. Elkšņi rural territory 19.9. Gārsene rural territory 19.10. State city of Jēkabpils 19.11. Kalna rural territory 19.12. Krustpils rural territory 19.13. Kūkas rural territory 19.14. Leimaņi rural territory 19.15. Mežāre rural territory 19.16. Rite rural territory 19.17. Rubene rural territory 19.18. Sala rural territory 19.19. Sauka rural territory 19.20. Sēlpils rural territory 19.21. Varieši rural territory 19.22. Viesīte rural territory 19.23. Town of Viesīte 19.24. Vīpe rural territory 19.25. Zasa rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 13 20. Krāslava municipality (Krāslava) 20.1. Andrupene rural territory 20.2. Andzeļi rural territory 20.3. Asūne rural territory 20.4. Auleja rural territory 20.5. Bērziņi rural territory 20.6. Dagda rural territory 20.7. Town of Dagda 20.8. Ezernieki rural territory 20.9. Grāveri rural territory 20.10. Indra rural territory 20.11. Izvalta rural territory 20.12. Kalnieši rural territory 20.13. Kaplava rural territory 20.14. Kastuļina rural territory 20.15. Kombuļi rural territory 20.16. Konstantinova rural territory 20.17. Krāslava rural territory 20.18. Town of Krāslava 20.19. Ķepova rural territory 20.20. Piedruja rural territory 20.21. Robežnieki rural territory 20.22. Skaista rural territory 20.23. Svariņi rural territory 20.24. Šķaune rural territory 20.25. Šķeltova rural territory 20.26. Ūdrīši rural territory 21. Kuldīga municipality (Kuldīga) 21.1. Alsunga rural territory 21.2. Ēdole rural territory 21.3. Gudenieki rural territory 21.4. Īvande rural territory 21.5. Kabile rural territory 21.6. Town of Kuldīga 21.7. Kurmāle rural territory 21.8. Laidi rural territory 21.9. Nīkrāce rural territory 21.10. Padure rural territory 21.11. Pelči rural territory 21.12. Raņķi rural territory 21.13. Renda rural territory 21.14. Rudbārži rural territory 21.15. Rumba rural territory 21.16. Skrunda rural territory 21.17. Town of Skrunda 21.18. Snēpele rural territory 21.19. Turlava rural territory 21.20. Vārme rural territory 22. Ķekava municipality (Ķekava) 22.1. Baldone rural territory 22.2. Town of Baldone 22.3. Town of Baloži 22.4. Daugmale rural territory 22.5. Ķekava rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 14 23. Limbaži municipality (Limbaži) 23.1. Ainaži rural territory 23.2. Town of Ainaži 23.3. Aloja rural territory 23.4. Town of Aloja 23.5. Braslava rural territory 23.6. Brīvzemnieki rural territory 23.7. Katvari rural territory 23.8. Liepupe rural territory 23.9. Limbaži rural territory 23.10. Town of Limbaži 23.11. Pāle rural territory 23.12. Salacgrīva rural territory 23.13. Town of Salacgrīva 23.14. Staicele rural territory 23.15. Town of Staicele 23.16. Umurga rural territory 23.17. Vidriži rural territory 23.18. Viļķene rural territory 24. Līvāni municipality (Līvāni) 24.1. Jersika rural territory 24.2. Town of Līvāni 24.3. Rožupe rural territory 24.4. Rudzāti rural territory 24.5. Sutri rural territory 24.6. Turki rural territory 25. Ludza municipality (Ludza) 25.1. Blonti rural territory 25.2. Briģi rural territory 25.3. Cibla rural territory 25.4. Cirma rural territory 25.5. Goliševa rural territory 25.6. Isnauda rural territory 25.7. Istra rural territory 25.8. Town of Kārsava 25.9. Lauderi rural territory 25.10. Līdumnieki rural territory 25.11. Town of Ludza 25.12. Malnava rural territory 25.13. Mežvidi rural territory 25.14. Mērdzene rural territory 25.15. Nirza rural territory 25.16. Ņukši rural territory 25.17. Pasiene rural territory 25.18. Pilda rural territory 25.19. Pureņi rural territory 25.20. Pušmucova rural territory 25.21. Rundēni rural territory 25.22. Salnava rural territory 25.23. Zaļesje rural territory 25.24. Town of Zilupe 25.25. Zvirgzdene rural territory 26. Madona municipality (Madona) 26.1. Arona rural territory 26.2. Barkava rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 15 26.3. Bērzaune rural territory 26.4. Cesvaine rural territory 26.5. Town of Cesvaine 26.6. Dzelzava rural territory 26.7. Ērgļi rural territory 26.8. Indrāni rural territory 26.9. Jumurda rural territory 26.10. Kalsnava rural territory 26.11. Lazdona rural territory 26.12. Liezēre rural territory 26.13. Town of Lubāna 26.14. Ļaudona rural territory 26.15. Town of Madona 26.16. Mārciena rural territory 26.17. Mētriena rural territory 26.18. Ošupe rural territory 26.19. Prauliena rural territory 26.20. Sarkaņi rural territory 26.21. Sausnēja rural territory 26.22. Vestiena rural territory 27. Mārupe municipality (Mārupe) 27.1. Babīte rural territory 27.2. Mārupe rural territory 27.3. Sala rural territory 28. Ogre municipality (Ogre) 28.1. Birzgale rural territory 28.2. Town of Ikšķile 28.3. Jumprava rural territory 28.4. Krape rural territory 28.5. Town of Ķegums 28.6. Ķeipene rural territory 28.7. Laubere rural territory 28.8. Lēdmane rural territory 28.9. Lielvārde rural territory 28.10. Town of Lielvārde 28.11. Madliena rural territory 28.12. Mazozoli rural territory 28.13. Meņģele rural territory 28.14. State city of Ogre 28.15. Ogresgals rural territory 28.16. Rembate rural territory 28.17. Suntaži rural territory 28.18. Taurupe rural territory 28.19. Tīnūži rural territory 28.20. Tome rural territory 29. Olaine municipality (Olaine) 29.1. Olaine rural territory 29.2. Town of Olaine 30. Preiļi municipality (Preiļi) 30.1. Aglona rural territory 30.2. Aizkalne rural territory 30.3. Galēni rural territory 30.4. Pelēči rural territory 30.5. Preiļi rural territory 30.6. Town of Preiļi Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 16 30.7. Riebiņi rural territory 30.8. Rožkalni rural territory 30.9. Rušona rural territory 30.10. Sauna rural territory 30.11. Silajāņi rural territory 30.12. Sīļukalns rural territory 30.13. Stabulnieki rural territory 30.14. Upmala rural territory 30.15. Vārkava rural territory 31. Rēzekne municipality (Rēzekne) 31.1. Audriņi rural territory 31.2. Bērzgale rural territory 31.3. Čornaja rural territory 31.4. Dricāni rural territory 31.5. Feimaņi rural territory 31.6. Gaigalava rural territory 31.7. Griškāni rural territory 31.8. Ilzeskalns rural territory 31.9. Kantinieki rural territory 31.10. Kaunata rural territory 31.11. Lendži rural territory 31.12. Lūznava rural territory 31.13. Mākoņkalns rural territory 31.14. Malta rural territory 31.15. Murmastiene rural territory 31.16. Nagļi rural territory 31.17. Nautrēni rural territory 31.18. Ozolaine rural territory 31.19. Ozolmuiža rural territory 31.20. Puša rural territory 31.21. Rikava rural territory 31.22. Sakstagals rural territory 31.23. Silmala rural territory 31.24. Stoļerova rural territory 31.25. Stružāni rural territory 31.26. Vērēmi rural territory 31.27. Dekšāre rural territory 31.28. Sokoli rural territory 31.29. Varakļāni rural territory 31.30. Town of Varakļāni 31.31. Viļāni rural territory 31.32. Town of Viļāni 32. Ropaži municipality (Ulbroka) 32.1. Garkalne rural territory 32.2. Ropaži rural territory 32.3. Stopiņi rural territory 32.4. Town of Vangaži 33. Salaspils municipality (Salaspils) 33.1. Salaspils rural territory 33.2. Town of Salaspils 34. Saldus municipality (Saldus) 34.1. Blīdene rural territory 34.2. Town of Brocēni 34.3. Ciecere rural territory 34.4. Ezere rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 17 34.5. Gaiķi rural territory 34.6. Jaunauce rural territory 34.7. Jaunlutriņi rural territory 34.8. Kursīši rural territory 34.9. Lutriņi rural territory 34.10. Nīgrande rural territory 34.11. Novadnieki rural territory 34.12. Pampāļi rural territory 34.13. Remte rural territory 34.14. Ruba rural territory 34.15. Saldus rural territory 34.16. Town of Saldus 34.17. Šķēde rural territory 34.18. Vadakste rural territory 34.19. Zaņa rural territory 34.20. Zirņi rural territory 34.21. Zvārde rural territory 35. Saulkrasti municipality (Saulkrasti) 35.1. Saulkrasti rural territory 35.2. Town of Saulkrasti 35.3. Sēja rural territory 35.4. Skulte rural territory 36. Sigulda municipality (Sigulda) 36.1. Allaži rural territory 36.2. Inčukalns rural territory 36.3. Krimulda rural territory 36.4. Lēdurga rural territory 36.5. Mālpils rural territory 36.6. More rural territory 36.7. Sigulda rural territory 36.8. Town of Sigulda 37. Smiltene municipality (Smiltene) 37.1. Ape rural territory 37.2. Town of Ape 37.3. Bilska rural territory 37.4. Blome rural territory 37.5. Branti rural territory 37.6. Drusti rural territory 37.7. Gaujiena rural territory 37.8. Grundzāle rural territory 37.9. Launkalne rural territory 37.10. Palsmane rural territory 37.11. Rauna rural territory 37.12. Smiltene rural territory 37.13. Town of Smiltene 37.14. Trapene rural territory 37.15. Variņi rural territory 37.16. Vireši rural territory 38. Talsi municipality (Talsi) 38.1. Abava rural territory 38.2. Ārlava rural territory 38.3. Balgale rural territory 38.4. Dundaga rural territory 38.5. Ģibuļi rural territory 38.6. Īve rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 18 38.7. Kolka rural territory 38.8. Ķūļciema rural territory 38.9. Laidze rural territory 38.10. Lauciene rural territory 38.11. Lībagi rural territory 38.12. Lube rural territory 38.13. Mērsrags rural territory 38.14. Roja rural territory 38.15. Town of Sabile 38.16. Town of Stende 38.17. Strazde rural territory 38.18. Town of Talsi 38.19. Town of Valdemārpils 38.20. Valdgale rural territory 38.21. Vandzene rural territory 38.22. Virbi rural territory 39. Tukums municipality (Tukums) 39.1. Cēre rural territory 39.2. Degole rural territory 39.3. Džūkste rural territory 39.4. Engure rural territory 39.5. Irlava rural territory 39.6. Jaunpils rural territory 39.7. Jaunsāti rural territory 39.8. Kandava rural territory 39.9. Town of Kandava 39.10. Lapmežciems rural territory 39.11. Lestene rural territory 39.12. Matkule rural territory 39.13. Pūre rural territory 39.14. Sēme rural territory 39.15. Slampe rural territory 39.16. Smārde rural territory 39.17. Town of Tukums 39.18. Tume rural territory 39.19. Vāne rural territory 39.20. Viesati rural territory 39.21. Zante rural territory 39.22. Zemīte rural territory 39.23. Zentene rural territory 40. Valka municipality (Valka) 40.1. Ērģeme rural territory 40.2. Kārķi rural territory 40.3. Valka rural territory 40.4. Town of Valka 40.5. Vijciems rural territory 40.6. Zvārtava rural territory 41. Valmiera municipality (Valmiera) 41.1. Bērzaine rural territory 41.2. Brenguļi rural territory 41.3. Burtnieki rural territory 41.4. Dikļi rural territory 41.5. Ēvele rural territory 41.6. Ipiķi rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 19 41.7. Jeri rural territory 41.8. Jērcēni rural territory 41.9. Kauguri rural territory 41.10. Kocēni rural territory 41.11. Ķoņi rural territory 41.12. Lode rural territory 41.13. Matīši rural territory 41.14. Mazsalaca rural territory 41.15. Town of Mazsalaca 41.16. Naukšēni rural territory 41.17. Plāņi rural territory 41.18. Ramata rural territory 41.19. Rencēni rural territory 41.20. Town of Rūjiena 41.21. Town of Seda 41.22. Sēļi rural territory 41.23. Skaņkalne rural territory 41.24. Town of Strenči 41.25. Trikāta rural territory 41.26. Vaidava rural territory 41.27. Valmiera rural territory 41.28. State city of Valmiera 41.29. Vecate rural territory 41.30. Vilpulka rural territory 41.31. Zilaiskalns rural territory 42. Ventspils municipality (Ventspils) 42.1. Ance rural territory 42.2. Jūrkalne rural territory 42.3. Piltene rural territory 42.4. Town of Piltene 42.5. Pope rural territory 42.6. Puze rural territory 42.7. Tārgale rural territory 42.8. Ugāle rural territory 42.9. Usma rural territory 42.10. Užava rural territory 42.11. Vārve rural territory 42.12. Ziras rural territory 42.13. Zlēkas rural territory Translation © 2020 Valsts valodas centrs (State Language Centre) 20