Mārupe

Mārupe (German: Marienbach) is a town in and the centre of Mārupe Municipality, Latvia. Mārupe is in practice a suburb of the Latvian capital, Riga, and is the headquarters of the Latvian Bandy Federation.[2][3] A small river Mārupīte flows through the town.

Mārupe
Town
Town hall and centre of Mārupe
Mārupe
Mārupe's location in Latvia
Coordinates: 56°54′24.76″N 24°3′30.01″E
Country Latvia
MunicipalityMārupe
City rights2022
Area
 • Total7.9 sq mi (20.5 km2)
Population
 (2021)[1]
 • Total17,796
 • Density2,200/sq mi (870/km2)

According to the provisions of the 2021 Latvian administrative reform, Mārupe gained city rights (town status) on 1 July 2022.[4]

Economy

The largest businesses registered in Mārupe in 2020 were: road transport company "Kreiss", auto parts saler "Inter Cars Latvija", computers saler "Also Latvia", electricals and computers saler "MoonCom".[5]

Roads

The main road through Mārupe is Riga-Jaunmārupe (P1132). Two big roads are the borders of town: Rīga-Eleja (A8) and Rīga-Ventspils (A10). The center of Riga is 9 km from Mārupe to north-east. Nearest railway passenger station is Tīraine 2 km to west from center of Mārupe. Trains through Tīraine to Riga and Jelgava go 26 times daily. Riga city buses also reach Mārupe.

References
  1. https://vietvardi.lgia.gov.lv/vv/to_www_obj.objekts?p_id=2839
  2. "Federation of International Bandy | Federation of International Bandy". Archived from the original on 2013-10-16.
  3. "LATVIJAS BENDIJA FEDERĀCIJA , 40008097087 - par uzņēmumu". 16 July 2021.
  4. "Three more Latvian settlements become official 'cities'". eng.Lsm.lv. 2022-07-07. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
  5. Lursoft statistics


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