Cēsis district () was an

administrative division Administrative divisions (also administrative units, administrative regions, subnational entities, or constituent states, as well as many similar generic terms) are geographical areas into which a particular independent sovereign state is divi ...

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, located in the

Vidzeme Vidzeme (; Old Latvian orthography: ''Widda-semme'', ) is one of the Historical Latvian Lands. The capital of Latvia, Riga, is situated in the southwestern part of the region. Literally meaning "the Middle Land", it is situated in north-centra ...

region, in the country's north-east. It bordered the former districts of

Valmiera Valmiera () is the second largest city of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of . As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323, and in 2020, it was at 24,879. It is a Administrative divisions of Latvia, state city, and ...

and Valka to the north, Limbaži and

Riga Riga ( ) is the capital, Primate city, primate, and List of cities and towns in Latvia, largest city of Latvia. Home to 591,882 inhabitants (as of 2025), the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga Planni ...

to the west, Gulbene to the east,

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and

Madona Madona (; ) is a town with town rights in the Vidzeme region of Latvia and is the center of the Madona municipality. History The surrounding area of Madona had been populated in earlier times, which is confirmed by discoveries of old buria ...

to the south. It was organized into two cities, a municipality and twenty one parishes, each with a local government authority. The center of the district was the city of

Cēsis Cēsis (; (, , , ) is a town in Latvia located in the northern part of the Central Vidzeme Upland. Cēsis is on the Gauja River valley, and is built on a series of ridges above the river, overlooking the woods below. Cēsis was selected to b ...

. Districts were eliminated during the administrative-territorial reform in 2009.

Cities, municipalities and parishes in the Cēsis district

* Amata Municipality *

city * Drusti Parish * Dzērbene Parish * Ineši Parish * Jaunpiebalga Parish * Kaive Parish * Liepa Parish *

Līgatne Līgatne (; ) is a town in Līgatne Parish, Cēsis Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is situated on the Gauja, Gauja River. The village of Līgatne was built around the paper mill, still extant, on the River Ligatne (river), Līg ...

city * Līgatne Parish * Mārsnēni Parish * Nītaure Parish * Priekuļi Parish * Raiskuma Parish * Stalbe Parish * Straupe Parish * Rauna Parish * Skujene Parish * Taurene Parish * Vaive Parish * Vecpiebalga Parish * Veselava Parish * Zaube Parish * Zosēni Parish

References

Districts of Latvia {{vidzeme-geo-stub

Cities, municipalities and parishes in the Cēsis district

See also

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