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Last modified: 2010-01-30 by dov gutterman
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Overview

Currently in Latvia administrative reform is in process. Now there are 26 districts and 7 cities as 1st order administrative units and more than 600 parishes and towns as 2nd order administrative units. After reform there may be 4 to 8 1st order administrative units (probably lands (zeme) or kingdoms (novads)) and 150 to 250 2nd order administrative units.
Currently only cities and towns (listed below) have flags. I've heard also about some flags of parishes but they are more gonfanons than flags (large inscriptions with names of parishes, motto etc.)
Gvido Petersons, 8 December 1999

I'm little wondered about common practice there in Latvia to use silver (Tukums, Sigulda, Saldus) or gray (Rujiena)shades on flags instead of white. Are these shades used anywhere too? Or this is just fault of Latvian flag-creators?
Gvido Petersons, 23 April 2001

From <www.travellatvia.lv>:
Administrative divisions:
26 counties (singular - rajons) and 7 municipalities*: Aizkraukles Rajons, Aluksnes Rajons, Balvu Rajons, Bauskas Rajons, Cesu Rajons, Daugavpils*, Daugavpils Rajons, Dobeles Rajons, Gulbenes Rajons, Jekabpils Rajons, Jelgava*, Jelgavas Rajons, Jurmala*, Kraslavas Rajons, Kuldigas Rajons, Liepaja*, Liepajas Rajons, Limbazu Rajons, Ludzas Rajons, Madonas Rajons, Ogres Rajons, Preilu Rajons, Rezekne*, Rezeknes Rajons, Riga*, Rigas Rajons, Saldus Rajons, Talsu Rajons, Tukuma Rajons, Valkas Rajons, Valmieras Rajons, Ventspils*, Ventspils Rajons
Dov Gutterman, 8 August 2005

From wikipedia: "Administrative divisions of Latvia, (valid 1 July 2009). According to the Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its administrative divisions from two-level municipalities to one-level municipalities - districts were liquidated, but towns (Latvian: pilsetas), towns countryside territories (Latvian: pilsetu lauku teritorijas) and parishes (Latvian: pagasti) were merged into 109 municipalities (Latvian: novadi) and there are 9 republican cities (Latvian: republikas pilsetas) with own city council and administration.
Dov Gutterman, 26 January 2010

Municipalties

Republican Cities (republikas pilsetas)

Municipalities (novadi)