Riga geodata
Riga is a capital of a political entity; located in Latvia in Europe/Riga (GMT+3) time zone. With population of 742,572 people, there are 0 cities with bigger population in this country. Compared to other cities in Latvia, 52.1% of cities are located further ↓South; 66.4% of cities are located further →East and 93.6% of cities have higher elevation than Riga. Note1
Riga on map:[1]
Riga GPS coordinates[2]
56° 56' 45.6" North, 24° 6' 21.204" East
Map corner | latitude | longitude |
---|---|---|
Upper-left | 57.32754°, | 23.40277° |
Center: | 56.946°, | 24.10589° |
Lower-right: | 56.56052°, | 24.80902° |
Map W x H: | 85.3×85.3 km | = 53×53mi |
max Lat: | 57.89752° ⇑47.9% North |
Riga: | 56.946° |
min Lat: | ⇓52.1% South 55.75284° |
min Long | Riga | max Long |
21.01085° | 24.10589° | 28.12165° |
W 33.6%⇐ | ⇒66.4% E |
Elevation
Elevation of Riga is 6 m = 20 ft, and this is 59.4 m = 195 ft below average elevation for this country.
Max E: |
212 m = 696 ft | 93.6% |
Avg. | 65.4 m = 215 ft | |
Riga | 6 m = 20 ft | |
Min E: |
2 m = 7 ft | 6.4% |
See also: Riga elevation on elevation.city.
Geographical zone
Riga is located in North temperate zone (between Tropic of Cancer and the Arctic Circle). Distance of this North polar circle is 1069.4 km =664.5 mi to North.Distance of | km | miles | from Riga |
---|---|---|---|
North Pole | 3675.3 | 2283.7 | to North |
Arctic Circle | 1069.4 | 664.5 | to North |
Tropic Cancer | 3725.9 | 2315.2 | to South |
Equator | 6331.8 | 3934.4 | to South |
Nearby cities:
15 places around Riga: (largest is in red/bold)
• Baloži
7.8 km =4.8 mi, 174°
• Berģi
12.5 km =7.8 mi, 69°
• Bolderaja
10 km =6.2 mi, 342°
• Daugavgrīva
11.6 km =7.2 mi, 338°
• Jaunciems
11.1 km =6.9 mi, 21°
• Jūrmala
20.5 km =12.7 mi, 276°
• Kalngale
15.1 km =9.4 mi, 12°
• Mežaparks
6.8 km =4.2 mi, 28°
• Mārupe
5.6 km =3.5 mi, 216°
• Olaine
19.7 km =12.2 mi, 211°
• Piņķi
11.7 km =7.3 mi, 267°
• Salaspils
18.4 km =11.4 mi, 121°
• Ulbroka
12.1 km =7.5 mi, 95°
• Ādaži
19.7 km =12.2 mi, 45°
• Ķekava
15.3 km =9.5 mi, 150°
Sources, notices
• [Note1] Compared only with cities in Latvia existing in our database
• [Src1] Map data: © OpenStreetMap contributors (CC-BY-SA)
• [Src2] Other city data from geonames.org with taken over terms of usage.
• [Src3] Geographical zone / Annual Mean Temperature by Robert A. Rohde @ Wikipedia