Administrative divisions of Latvia (valid since 1 July 2009). According to the
Administrative territorial reform of Latvia, Latvia changed its
administrative divisions from two-level
municipalities (the
districts were the first-level municipalities, while
towns,
cities, towns countryside territories and
parishes were the second-level municipalities) to one-level municipalities - districts were liquidated, but towns (,
plural), towns countryside territories (,
plural) and parishes (,
plural) were
merged into 110
municipalities (,
plural) and there are 9 republican cities with their own
city council and administration.