Urban Geography
Largest Cities: Riga, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, Jurmala
Largest City Population: 658,640
Rank Size Estimate: 325,000, 162,500, 81,000, 40,500
Actual Populations: 93,312, 76,731, 59,511, 50,840
The Rank-Size Rule is invalid in this case. As you can see, the capital city of Riga has a population nearly seven times the size of the four next largest cities, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, and Jurmala. This makes Riga a primate city, therefore, the Rank-Size Rule cannot be valid.
Population: 1.9 Million
Population Density: 89 / sq mi.
Percent Urban: 67%
Percent Slums: N/A
Percent Change in Urban Population: -0.67%
Percent with improved urban sanitation: 90.8%
Percent with improved urban water supply: 99.8%
Largest City Population: 658,640
Rank Size Estimate: 325,000, 162,500, 81,000, 40,500
Actual Populations: 93,312, 76,731, 59,511, 50,840
The Rank-Size Rule is invalid in this case. As you can see, the capital city of Riga has a population nearly seven times the size of the four next largest cities, Daugavpils, Liepaja, Jelgava, and Jurmala. This makes Riga a primate city, therefore, the Rank-Size Rule cannot be valid.
Population: 1.9 Million
Population Density: 89 / sq mi.
Percent Urban: 67%
Percent Slums: N/A
Percent Change in Urban Population: -0.67%
Percent with improved urban sanitation: 90.8%
Percent with improved urban water supply: 99.8%