Map of Liepāja, Latvia

Liepāja is the administrative centre of Liepaja, Latvia, with a population of about 67,421. It lies at 56.5047°N, 21.0109°E. Liepāja is about 195 km (121 mi) west of Riga, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Klaipėda, 89 km to the south.

Liepāja at a glance

Where is Liepāja?

• The 3rd largest city in Latvia by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 6 h 50 min on the shortest day to 17 h 45 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Liepāja

• Klaipėda — 89 km south, Lithuania
• Šiauliai — 156 km southeast, Lithuania
• Jelgava — 166 km east
• Sovetsk — 167 km south, Russia
• Jūrmala — 176 km east
• Kaliningrad — 202 km south, Russia
• Chernyakhovsk — 214 km south, Russia
• Baltiysk — 217 km south, Russia
• Kaunas — 254 km southeast, Lithuania
• Marijampolė — 262 km southeast, Lithuania

Largest cities in Latvia

• Riga — 742,572
• Daugavpils — 78,126
• Jelgava — 54,834
• Jūrmala — 52,001

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.