Rūjiena (; ; ) is a town in Valmiera Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. As of 2017 its population was 3,007. Latvian population statistics of 2010
Geography The town is located in northern Latvia, near the border with Estonia, in the historical region of Vidzeme (anciently part of Livonia). It is from Valmiera, from Pärnu and from Riga.
Climate Rūjiena has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb).
Demographics In 2021, the town had 2,725 inhabitants, 95% of whom were ethnically Latvians.
Population changes
Ethnicities Year Population Latvians Russians Belarusians Ukrainians Poles Lithuanians Others 2000 3721 3543 95 17 24 17 7 18 2021 2683 2558 61 13 18 11 3 19
Personalities Arturs Alberings (1876–1934), Prime Minister of Latvia from 7 May 1926 to 18 December 1926 Dāvis Bertāns, basketball player, 1992 Gustav Klutsis (1895–1938), constructivist photographer and graphic designer Kārlis Pētersons (1903 – possibly in 1980), wrestler Moses Wolf Goldberg (1905–1964), chemist Edvīns Bietags (1908–1983), wrestler Nehemiah Levanon (1915–2003), Israeli official
Gallery
See also List of cities in Latvia Ipiķi parish Jeri parish Lode parish Vilpulka parish Rujiena Castle
References
External links
Official website of Rūjiena