Local time
Sun, 9:39 AM GMT+3Europe/RigaCityCapital
Riga
56.95° N, 24.10° E
- Population
- 742,572
- Natural Earth
- Population rank
- 1 of 4
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 4 cities of Latvia in Terratlasia that have a population figure. Terratlasia does not list every city of Latvia, so this is not a national ranking.
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga
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Practical bearings for Riga, from the same records as the rest of this page.
No places in Riga have been recorded yet. The map and the country page still carry its context.
Overview
Name
Riga's name has an unclear origin; it may derive from the Old Lithuanian word "ringa", meaning "bend" or "curve" and referring to the city's location on the Western Dvina River. Alternatively, it may come from the Latvian word "ridzina", meaning "stream".
Source: CIA World Factbook · 2026-02-01 · text generated from this source, approved by a person