The administrative territory of the city is divided into 25 residential areas within the following boundaries:

• 1. The Centre – is located on the site of the historical town centre, encompassing all of the territory between the Daugava, 18^th Novembra street, Stacijas street, Maizes street, Sakņu street, Parādes street and Rīgas street.
• 2. Esplanāde – the territory between Daugava river, Rīgas  street (including Dubrovin’s park), Parādes, Sakņu, Maizes, Stacijas and Kārklu street (up to railway track);
• 3. The Fortress – the territory between the Daugava river, Vaļņu street, Motoru street, Ceriņu and Silu street;
• 4. Vizbuļi – the territory between Ceriņu street, Silu street, Motoru street and Rīga highway;
• 5. Dzintari – the territory between the Daugava and the border of the building site along Daugavas street;
• 6. Mežciems – the territory between the North-Eastern border of the city, the Daugava river, Vizbuļu street and Riga highway;
•  7. Viduspoguļanka – the territory to the North from the Šūņu lake up to Northern city border, Vidzemes street, Čornaja river and landed property at 20 Cēsu street;
• 8. Jaunā Forštadte – the territory between the Northern border of the city (Rēzeknes street), Piekrastes, Arendoles, Zeltkalna and Baložu street;
• 9. Vecā Forštadte – the territory on the banks of lake Šūņu between city border , Čornaja river and transport nodal point of Vidzemes and Piekrastes streets; 10. Ezermala – the territory on the South-eastern banks of lake Šūņu between landed property at 20 Cēsu street, railway and nodal point of Vidzemes and Piekrastes streets;
• 11. Dzelzceļnieks – the territory between the railway lines along Stacijas street and Varšavas street;
• 12. Ķīmija – the territory between Višķu street, the area of the railway yard and Stropi forest;