Ādaži Municipality (Latvian: Ādažu novads) is a municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia, which consists of Ādaži and Carnikava parishes plus the administrative centre, the town of Ādaži. The municipality is located 25 km from the center of Riga. The municipality was formed in 2006 from Ādaži Parish of Riga district and became a first level unit in 2009.
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Ādaži is a town in Pierīga, on the left bank of the Gauja river. The town is the administrative center of Ādaži Municipality, in the Vidzeme region of Latvia, as well as the extraterritorial seat of its Ādaži Parish. It is located by the highway A1, 21.6 km from the center of Riga. Latvia's longest river, the Gauja, flows along the Ādaži River, and its tributary Vējupe divides the town into two parts.
The town is sometimes popularly known due to the nearby Latfood factory producing Ādažu Čipsi, the best known potato chip brand in Latvia. Ādaži also has an eponymous wakeboarding club on the Gauja.
Ādaži has administrative offices, schools, Kindergarten Strautiņš, several shops and service companies.
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Alderi is a village in Ādaži Parish, Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia. The population in 2021 was 416.
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Baltezers is a village in Ādaži Parish, Ādaži Municipality in the historical region of Vidzeme, and the Riga Planning Region in Latvia. It is sandwiched between the lakes of Lielais and Mazais Baltezers 4,4 km south of the municipal center of Ādaži. The A1 highway stretches through the village.
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Eimuri is a village in Ādaži Parish of Ādaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. The village is located at the western part of the parish, 6 kilometers from Ādaži. Its population in February 2022 was 40.
During the Soviet occupation of Latvia, Eimuri was home to the Briljanti exemplary pig farm of the Ādaži Kolkhoz. Today, the area is used by the Dupleks-D ammunition factory and other businesses. Two craft breweries, Ārpus Brewing Co. and Labietis are located in the village. The Ādaži Airfield is also located nearby.
Eimuri is adjacent to the village of the same name in neighboring Carnikava Parish.
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Atari is a village in Ādaži Parish, Ādaži Municipality, located in the historical region of Vidzeme and the Riga Planning Region of Latvia. It lies 7 km west of the municipal center of Ādaži, near Lake Atari. The population in 2025 was 164.
The village’s origins trace back to the former Atari pusmuiža, also known as Ottern.
After the 2021 administrative reform, Carnikava Municipality was merged into Ādaži Municipality. On 1 July 2022, the village of Ādaži received town rights.