Administrative divisions of Latvia before 2009

Subdivisions of Latvia

On 1 July 2009, the 26 districts of Latvia (Template:Langx, Template:Singular rajons), introduced in 1949 by the Soviet occupation authorities to supersede counties (apriņķi, Template:Singular apriņķis, e.g. Rīgas apriņķis) of the Republic of Latvia, were divided into 77 cities (Template:Langx, Template:Singular pilsēta), 10 amalgamated municipalities (Template:Langx, Template:Singular novads), 24 rural territories (Template:Langx, Template:Singular lauku teritorija) and 475 parishes (Template:Langx, Template:Singular pagasts).

The previous administrative reform had been enacted in 1990 upon the restoration of the independence of Latvia, when parishes, which had been abolished from 1945 to 1949 during the Soviet occupation in favour of village councils (Template:Langx, Template:Singular ciema padome), were restored.

The new divisions were in force from 2009 to 2021, when they were superseded by the 2021 reform (see Administrative divisions of Latvia).