Ainaži

Ainaži
Heinaste (Estonian)
Town
Ainaži lighthouse
Ainaži
Location in Latvia
Coordinates: 57°51′49″N 24°21′31″E / 57.8636°N 24.3586°E / 57.8636; 24.3586
Country Latvia
MunicipalityLimbaži Municipality
Area
 • Total
5.12 km2 (1.98 sq mi)
 • Land4.91 km2 (1.90 sq mi)
 • Water0.21 km2 (0.081 sq mi)
Elevation
0 m (0 ft)
Population
 (2025)
 • Total
650
 • Density130/km2 (340/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Postal code
LV-4035
Calling code640
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Ainaži (Estonian: Heinaste; Livonian: Āinast) is a Latvian port town by the Gulf of Riga in the Baltic Sea. Administratively, it is part of the Limbaži Municipality in the Vidzeme region of Latvia. It is located on the south side of the Estonia-Latvia international border, on the site of an ancient Livonian fishing village. Ainaži is also the extraterritorial center of the adjacent Ainaži Parish.