Local time
Thu, 5:33 PM GMT+2Europe/RigaCityCapital
Riga
56.95° N, 24.10° E
- Population
- 742,572
- Population from Natural Earth (POP_MAX). The source does not state which year the figure belongs to, so no year is shown.
- Population rank
- 1 of 5
- Rank by Natural Earth population among the 5 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.
- Founded
- 1201
- Year of founding from Wikidata (P571). Only the year is known, not the day; a city whose sources give more than one year shows no row.
- Elevation
- 6 m
- Elevation above sea level from Wikidata (P2044), rounded to the metre. A city whose sources give two different elevations shows no row.
- Time zone
- Europe/Riga
Traveler brief
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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
