Mulgi Parish
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Mulgi Parish
Mulgi vald | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Mulgi Parish within Mulgi County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Viljandi County |
| Administrative centre | Abja-Paluoja |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Imre Jugomäe |
| Area | |
• Total | 881 km2 (340 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
• Total | 7,436 |
| • Density | 8.4/km2 (22/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-480 |
Mulgi Parish (Template:Lang-et) is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County.[1] As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372,[2] and covers 881 km2 (340 sq mi). It is one of the southernmost municipalities of both Vilandji and Estonia, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of the Latvian border.
Geography
The administrative centre of the Mulgi municipality is the town of Abja-Paluoja. The municipality itself consists of 3 towns (Abja-Paluoja, Karksi-Nuia, Mõisaküla); 2 small boroughs (Template:Lang-et) (Halliste, Õisu); and 58 villages: Abja-Vanamõisa, Abjaku, Ainja, Allaste, Äriküla, Atika, Ereste, Hirmuküla, Hõbemäe, Kaarli, Kalvre, Kamara, Karksi, Kõvaküla, Kulla, Laatre, Lasari, Leeli, Lilli, Mäeküla, Maru, Metsaküla, Mõõnaste, Morna, Mulgi, Muri, Naistevalla, Niguli, Oti, Päidre, Päigiste, Pärsi, Penuja, Põlde, Polli, Pöögle, Pornuse, Räägu, Raamatu, Raja, Rimmu, Saate, Saksaküla, Sammaste, Sarja, Sudiste, Suuga, Tilla, Toosi, Tuhalaane, Ülemõisa, Umbsoo, Univere, Uue-Kariste, Vabamatsi, Vana-Kariste, Veelikse, and Veskimäe.
History
The municipality was formed on the 24th October, 2017, by merging of the town of Mõisaküla with the neighbouring municipalities of Karks, Abja, and Halliste.[3]
There were many discrepancies in the past based on the naming of the Mulgi municipality; the naming council found Mulgi to be a misleading name both culturally and geographically,[4] as the municipality only covers a third of the historical Mulgimaa – the municipalities of Halliste and Karks, to be more specific. Suggested names in its place included Lääne-Mulg, Abja-Mulg, and Halliste-Karksi.
Concerns have also been raised about the loss of the name Abja. This stems from the history of the area; before the expansion of the Viljandi County borders in 1962, the district of Abja also existed in the same area.[5]
References
- ^ https://mulgivald.ee/ (accessed 7 March 2020)
- ^ https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvastik__rahvastikunaitajad-ja-koosseis__rahvaarv-ja-rahvastiku-koosseis/RV0240 (accessed 4 August 2022)
- ^ https://mulgivald.ee/
- ^ Jaak Pihlak: "Mulgi vald – kas nimi rikub meest?" Sakala, 17. november 2016
- ^ Märt Lond: "Kas ikka Mulgi vald?" Sakala, 23. november 2016
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