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administrative territorial entity of Latvia
Also known as Municipalities of Latvia, State cities of Latvia
current administrative units of Latvia
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The current administrative division of Latvia came into force on 1 July 2021. Previous municipal reforms after the restoration of Latvian independence were enacted in 2009 [lv] and 1990 (when parishes, which had been abolished during the Soviet occupation, were restored).
On 10 June 2020, the Saeima approved a municipal reform that would reduce the 110 municipalities and nine republic cities to 42 local government units consisting of 35 municipalities (Latvian: novadi, sg. novads) and seven state cities (valstspilsētas, sg. valstspilsēta). The municipalities are also further divided into 71 cities/towns (pilsētas, sg. pilsēta) and 512 parishes (pagasti, sg. pagasts; also rural territories).