Latgale neighbourhood
Latgale neighborhood | |
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Neighborhood of Riga | |
Latgales Street, the main thoroughfare | |
Location in Riga | |
| Country | Latvia |
| City | Riga |
| District | Latgale Suburb |
| Area | |
• Total | 7,594 km2 (2,932 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 23,256 |
| • Density | 3.1/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | apkaimes.lv |
The Latgale neighbourhood of Riga is situated on the right bank of the Daugava River, located to the south of Old Riga. Until 2024, the neighbourhood was named Maskavas forštate (German: Moskauer Vorstadt), and was also known as Maskavas priekšpilsēta and colloquially as Maskačka—a name derived from the road historically connecting Riga to Moscow.