Northern District (Latvian: Ziemeļu rajons) is one of six administrative districts of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

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The Northern District of Riga City Rīgas pilsētas Ziemeļu rajons
Riga City District
Flag Coat of arms
Location of the Northern District within Riga City
Coordinates: 56°56′56″N 24°6′23″E
Country	Latvia
Government [1]
• Type	Riga City Council Executive Administration of the Northern District
• Executive Director	Sergejs Hristoļubovs
Area
• Riga City District	77 km2 (30 sq mi)
Population  (2012)
• Riga City District	79,030
• Density	1,000/km2 (2,700/sq mi)
• Metro	695,539 (Riga City)
Ethnicity
• Latvians	41.17 %
• Russians	40.30 %
• Belarusians	4.85 %
• Ukrainians	4.37 %
• Poles	1.99 %
• Others	4.02 %
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Calling codes	66 & 67
Website	www.riga.lv

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The Northern District consists of several arrondissements:

• Čiekurkalns (partly the Vidzeme District)
• Jaunciems
• Kundziņsala
• Mangaļsala
• Mežaparks
• Mīlgrāvis
• Pētersala-Andrejsala
• Sarkandaugava
• Trīsciems
• Vecāķi
• Vecdaugava
• Vecmīlgrāvis

There are 12 secondary education establishments (schools) in the Northern District:^[2]