Mārupe

Mārupe
Mārupe
Town
	Town hall
	Coat of arms
	Mārupe Location in Latvia
	Coordinates: 56°54′N 24°03′E / 56.900°N 24.050°E
Country	Latvia
District	Mārupe District
Town rights	2022
Government
• Chairman of the council	Andrejs Ence
Area
• Total	20.5 km2 (7.9 sq mi)
Elevation	10 m (30 ft)
Population
• Total	17,796
• Density	870/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-2167
Website	marupe.lv

Mārupe is a town in Latvia with town rights since 2022.^[2] It is the center of the Mārupe District. As of 2022, Mārupe had a population of 17,796 people.^[3] Mārupe is on small river Mārupīte. Borders of Mārupe meet borders of Riga, the capital of Latvia.

Economy

The largest businesses registered in Mārupe in 2020 were: road transport company "Kreiss", auto parts saler "Inter Cars Latvija", computers saler "Also Latvia", electricals and computers saler "MoonCom".^[4]

Roads

The main road of Mārupe is Riga-Jaunmārupe (P1132). Two big roads are the borders of town: Rīga-Eleja (A8) and Rīga-Ventspils (A10). The center of Riga is 9 km from Mārupe to north-east. Nearest railway passenger station is Tīraine 2 km to west from center of Mārupe. Trains through Tīraine to Riga and Jelgava go 26 times daily. Riga city buses also go to Mārupe.