Administrative divisions of Latvia before 2009


On 1 July 2009, the 26 districts of Latvia, introduced in 1949 by the Soviet occupation authorities to supersede counties of the Republic of Latvia, were divided into 77 cities, 10 amalgamated municipalities, 24 rural territories and 475 parishes.
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, were restored. The first-level administrative units of Latvia during its interwar independence – counties were not reintroduced, although they were initially planned to be introduced in the 2009 reform.
The new divisions were in force from 2009 to 2021, when they were superseded by the 2021 reform.

[Aizkraukle district]

[Alūksne district]

[Balvi district]

[Bauska district]

[Cēsis district]

[Daugavpils district]

[Dobele district]

[Gulbene district]

[Jēkabpils district]

[Jelgava district]

[Krāslava district]

[Kuldīga district]

[Liepāja district]

[Limbaži district]

[Ludza district]

[Madona district]

[Ogre district]

[Preiļi district]

[Rēzekne district]

[Riga district]

[Saldus district]

[Talsi district]

[Tukums district]

[Valka district]

[Valmiera district]

[Ventspils district]