Riga county

Riga ( ) is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second largest in the Baltics. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162 (as of 2025). The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers and lies above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.

Jūrmala (; "seaside") is a state city in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, about west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and is sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River. It has a stretch of white-sand beach and is the fifth-largest city in Latvia.

Sigulda (; ; ) is a town and the centre of Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, from the capital city Riga. It's an important tourist center of Latvia. Its territory also includes the ancient centers of Turaida and Krimulda. At the beginning of 2024, Sigulda had 14,632 inhabitants, making it the 15th largest settlement in Latvia.

Aizkraukle () is a town and the administrative centre of Aizkraukle Municipality in Vidzeme, Latvia. Most of Aizkraukle is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River. As defined by Latvian law, Aizkraukle belongs partially to Vidzeme and partially to Selonia historical regions. The population in 2020 was 7,018.

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Ikšķile (, ; , or ; ; ) is a town in Ogre Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It was the first capital of the Roman Catholic Bishopric of Livonia, known by the German name of Üxküll.

Lielvārde (; ), population 5885, is a town in Ogre Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava river, 52 km southeast of Riga. The town is also the extra-territorial center of the adjacent Lielvārde Parish.

Vangaži () is a town in Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia.

Koknese is a town in Aizkraukle Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, on the right bank of the Daugava River. It has a population of nearly 3,000.

thumb|Gauja river in Ādaži thumb|Bridge over the River Gauja in Ādaži Ādaži () (formerly ) is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. The town is the administrative center of Ādaži Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, as well as the extraterritorial seat of its Ādaži Parish. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga. Latvia's longest river, the Gauja, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts.

Ropaži () is a village in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, the administrative centre of Ropaži Municipality. The village located approximately 36 km from the capital Riga.

Ulbroka is a large village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is the administrative center of Ropaži Municipality and its Stopiņi Parish. Ulbroka is currently the largest village in Latvia per population. The village is crossed by two first category roads Rīga-Ērgļi (P4) and Rīga-Ogre (P5).

Nītaure is a village in Nītaure Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Nītaure had 434 residents as of 2021.

medieval castle ruins in Sigulda, Sigulda Municipality, Latvia

village, administrative center of both Sigulda municipality and Krimulda parish

Zaķumuiža () is a village in Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. Zaķumuiža had 900 residents as of 2006.

former subdivision of Latvia, Poland-Lithuania, the Swedish and Russian Empire

castle in Latvia

Lēdurga is a village and the center of Lēdurga Parish, Sigulda Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The village is located on both sides of the river Aģe, 18 km away from the municipality of Ragana and 64 km from Riga, the capital of Latvia. Lēdurga consists of parish administration, elementary school, House of Culture, sport center, Lēdurga's Lutheran church, dendrological park and open-air stage. Lēdurga is the birthplace of the Baltic German activist and writer Garlieb Merkel, the author of Die Letten ("The Latvians"), the book which first drew attention to the Latvians a

Saurieši is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region and the Riga Planning Region of Latvia. It has a population of around 2100 people. The village is 4.89 square kilometers large.

thumb|Memorial to Zacharias Stopius in Upeslejas Upeslejas is a village in Stopiņi Parish, Ropaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located near Mazā Jugla river, about 15 km from Riga.