Ogre, Latvia Ogre, Latvia Ogre (; ; ) (population 26,573 in 2000 census) is the principal town of Ogre Municipality (and previously Ogre District) in Central Latvia, east of the capital Riga, situated at the confluence of the Daugava and Ogre rivers. It has been a town since 1928. Ogre is composed of three parts: Jaunogre (meaning "New Ogre"), Ogre (the center of the town), and Pārogre (meaning "Ogre across [the river]" though not all of the named region is across the river). The name of the town comes from the Ogre river. The Ogre village was first mentioned in 1206, called
Government of Latvia Government of Latvia The Government of Latvia is the central government of the Republic of Latvia. The Constitution of Latvia (Satversme) outlines the nation as a parliamentary republic represented by a unicameral parliament (Saeima) and the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Latvia (Latvian: "Latvijas Republikas Ministru kabinets"), which form the executive branch of the Government of Latvia. The Latvian Government primarily consists of ethnic Latvians, representatives of minorities, such as ethnic Russians, Ukrainians or Byelorussians, do not participate in the decision-making at the executive level. Since the early 2000s cabinet meetings in Latvia have been open to the