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Liepãja

Liepaja is situated in the southwest of Latvia, on the banks of the Baltic Sea. Founded by fishermen in 1253, nowadays it accounts for a population of approximately 87,000. Liepaja has always been a strategic location for transport and commerce. With an ice-free port all year round and a network of railways and motorways, Liepaja is well connected to the major industrial regions of Russia and countries around the Baltic Sea and the Nordic Sea. Industry is based around the manufacturing of basic metals, textiles and food products. Liepaja has many tools for development and one of the most promising is the Liepaja Special Economic Zone (SEZ), which offers many tax incentives and other forms of assistance for companies wanting to establish their business on SEZ territory. The Mayor and 14 councillors govern the city. The total area of Liepaja Larger Urban Zone (LUZ) covers 3653 km2 and accounts for 135,000 inhabitants.

CITY AND LUZ LEVEL

	CITY		QUINTILES Comparison with UA cities						LUZ
			Low				High
INDICATORS	YEAR	SCORE	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st	CASES	YEAR	SCORE	Ratio City:LUZ
DEMOGRAPHY
Total resident population	2004	86,476						342	2004	131,788	1:1.52
Total annual population change over 5 yrs.	2004	-1%						247	2004	-1%	1:1.01
Percentage of households that are 1-person households	2001	30%						297	2001	29%	1:0.96
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households	2001	20%						273	2001	18%	1:0.91
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Average price per m2 for an apartment	2004	€118						150	2004	€110	1:0.93
Average price per m2 for a house	2004	€371						157	2004	€405	1:1.09
Percentage of households living in owned dwellings	2001	36%						305	2001	43%	1:1.21
Percentage of households living in social housing
Average living area in m2 per person	2004	18						81	2004	17	1:0.99
Number of recorded crimes per 1,000 population	2004	18.79						223	2004	16.92	1:0.90
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Unemployment rate - female
Employment rate
Activity rate
GDP per head (€)	2004	€5,512						148	2004	€4,356	1:0.79
Median disposable annual household income(€)
Percentage of households receiving less than half of the national average household income
CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
Percentage of registered electorate voting in city elections	2004	98%						193
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
No. of children aged 0-4 in day care per 1,000 children 0-4	2004	422						142	2004	337	1:0.80
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Summer Smog: No. of days ozone (O3) exceeds 120µg/m3	2001	0						221
Number of days PM10 concentrations exceed 50 µg/m3	2001	30						201
Amount of solid waste collected (domestic and commercial) - tonnes per capita per annum
Percentage of solid waste processed by landfill	2004	100%						213
Green space to which the public has access (m2 per capita)	2004	1334						185
Population density (residents per km2)	2004	1,432						265	2004	36	1:0.03
TRANSPORT AND TRAVEL
Percentage of journeys to work by car
Average time of journey to work (mins.)

SUB CITY LEVEL

4 SUB-CITY DISTRICTS	Average Population: 22362		Comparison of Sub-City Districts
INDICATORS		YEAR	LOWEST	CITY SCORE	HIGHEST	RATIO Lowest:Highest
DEMOGRAPHY
Percentage of total population aged 0-4		2001	3%	4%	6%	1:1.70
Percentage of households that are 1-person households		2001	25%	30%	32%	1:1.26
Percentage of households that are lone-parent households		2001	18%	20%	22%	1:1.27
Percentage of households that are lone-pensioner households		2001	14%	17%	20%	1:1.46
Average size of households
SOCIAL ASPECTS
Proportion of dwellings lacking basic amenities		2001	6%	29%	46%	1:7.90
ECONOMIC ASPECTS
Unemployment rate
Percentage of unemployed who are under age 25
TRAINING AND EDUCATION
% of working age population with only primary education
% of working age population with secondary education
% of working age population with tertiary education
ENVIRONMENT
Population density (residents per km2)