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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

Administrative division(s):

Current local time in Riga:

05:40 PM, Monday
Difference from your time zone: hours
[3]

Riga on map:[1]

Riga on map

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°
Note1
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
3675.3 km
6331.8 km

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°

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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