Law on Administrative Territories and Populated Areas (2020) País/Territorio Letonia Tipo de documento Legislación Fecha 2020 Fuente FAO, FAOLEX Fuente original Latvijas Vēstnesis, 119C, 22.06.2020. Materia Agricultura y desarrollo rural Palabra clave Patrimonio cultural Gobernanza Gobierno local Cuestiones de procedimiento Terrenos públicos Registro Desarrollo sostenible Área geográphica Europa, Europa y Central Asia, Países de la Unión Europea, Europa Septentrional Resumen The Law prescribes the conditions and procedures for the creation, keeping records, modifying borders, and establishment of the administrative centre of administrative territories and the territorial units of municipalities, and also the procedures for determining the status of a populated area and keeping records of such areas, and the competence of institutions in these matters. In order to strengthen common identity among residents and preserve and sustainably develop the cultural and historical environment, belonging of towns and rural territories to historical Latvian regions – Vidzeme, Latgale, Kurzeme, Zemgale, and Sēlija – shall be governed by a separate law. The Law further provides for administrative territories and territorial units; populated areas; names of administrative territories and populated areas; and registration of administrative territories, their territorial units, and populated areas. Texto completo Letón/Inglés Página web likumi.lv