1. OGRE MUNICIPALITY

2. Distance between Ogre town and Riga:
by motorway 37 km,
by railway 35,7 km

3. Ogre town and 9 rural areas - Krape, Ķeipene, Laubere, Madliena, Mazozoli, Meņģele, Ogresgals, Suntaži and Taurupe

4. Area
993,4 km2, including Ogre town – 13,58 km2

5. Inhabitants Number of inhabitants –
(biggest municipality of such type in Latvia):
of them in Ogre town (10th biggest town in Latvia)
Breakdown by age:
0-6 years – 6%,
7-18 years – 13%,
of working age – 62%,
over working age – 19%

6. Breakdown by gender: 54% women, 46% men
National composition: Latvians 74% (other nationalities – Russians, Byelorussians, Ukrainians, Poles)
Unemployment rate – 5.1%
Many inhabitants are studying or working in Riga

7. Structure of municipality 9 administrations in parishes
3 Committee
Council
26 commissions
Vice chairmen
Chairman
Vice chairmen
Executive director
Administration
4 agencies
21 institutions
9 administrations in parishes

8. 2012th budget (revenue) – 38 673 590 EUR

9. Taxes revenue

10. Expenses

11. Historical development
first signs of inhabitation – first millennium B.C.,
1861: opening of the railway line Riga-Daugavpils
Ogre development in a resort
1928: its recognition as a town (number of inhabitants – 1100)

12. since 1948: administrative centre of Ogre District
1965: start of works for building the Textile factory (one of the biggest textile factories in Europe)
rapid increase of population and changes in national composition
forced process of Ogre transformation into an industrially developed town with standard-type multi-apartment houses

13. December 2002: amalgamation of two municipalities – Ogre Town and Ogresgals Civil Parish, thus creating a new municipality – Ogre County/Ogre Municipality
July 2009: joining of 8 other rural areas to Ogre Municipality – Krape, Ķeipene, Laubere, Madliena, Mazozoli, Meņģele, Ogresgals, Suntaži and Taurupe

14. Nature
situated in the middle part of Latvia, on the banks of two big rivers – Daugava and Ogre
basically – flat or waving area, supplemented by hilly relief and several higher ranges of hills
several lakes (Lobes, Pečoru, Plaužu u.c.)
since long Ogre and its surroundings have been famous for dry, aromatic and healthy air of pine forests as well as for picturesque landscapes

15. also nowadays Ogre is one of the greenest towns in Latvia – nearly half of its territory is covered by forests, woods and parks

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Contact information of Ogre Municipality
Brivibas iela 33, Ogre, Ogres novads, LV-5001
Phone:
Fax:
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