Northern District, Riga
Northern District (Latvian: Ziemeļu rajons) is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia.
Northern District
Rīgas pilsētas Ziemeļu rajons | |
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District of Riga | |
Location of the Northern District within Riga City | |
| Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E / 56.94889°N 24.10639°E | |
| Country | Latvia |
| Government | |
| • Executive Director | Sergejs Hristoļubovs |
| Area | |
• Total | 77 km2 (30 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | |
• Total | 79,030 |
| • Density | 1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Latvians | 41.17 % |
| • Russians | 40.30 % |
| • Belarusians | 4.85 % |
| • Ukrainians | 4.37 % |
| • Poles | 1.99 % |
| • Others | 4.02 % |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Calling codes | 66 & 67 |
