Valmiera is the largest town of the historical Vidzeme region, Latvia, with a total area of 18.1 km². It is the center of the Valmiera district, or county (Latvian: Valmieras rajons). As of 2002, Valmiera had a population of 27,323.
Valmiera lies on both banks of the Gauja River and is 100 km to the north-east from Riga, the capital of Latvia, and 50 km south of the border with Estonia.
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