Ādaži

Ādaži
Ādaži
Town
	Center of Ādaži
	Ādaži Location in Latvia
	Coordinates: 57°05′N 24°19′E / 57.083°N 24.317°E
Country	Latvia
District	Ādaži District
Town rights	2022
Government
• Chairman of the council	Karīna Miķelsone
Area
• Total	8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
• Total	7,482
• Density	850/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code	LV-2164
Website	adazi.lv

Ādaži (pronunciation: [ˈaː.da.ʒi]) is a town in Latvia with town rights since 2022. It is the center of the Ādaži District. As of 2022, Ādaži had a population of 7,482 people. Ādaži is on small river Vējupe near river Gauja. Lake Mazais Baltezers is to south from the town.

Ādaži was a small village until 1970s (with population of 303 people in 1965).^[1] After, a new farming village was built. In 21th-century, Ādaži grew as cottage village, with some food factories.

A big military camp of NATO is to north from the town.^[2]

Roads

Roads from Ādaži: Riga—Tallinn (A1), Ādaži-Jaunciems (P1), Lapmeži-Ādaži-Baltezers (V50), Ādaži-Garkalne (V46). The nearest railway stations are Garkalne (5 km) and Carnikava (6 km). The center of Riga is 22 km from Ādaži to south.