Põlva County

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Põlva County
—  County of Estonia  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Country Estonia
Capital Põlva
Government
 - Governor Urmas Klaas
Area
 - Total 2,165 km2 (835.9 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2009[1])
 - Total 31,002
 - Density 14.3/km2 (37.1/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EE-65

Põlva County (Estonian: Põlva maakond), or Põlvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. The county also shares a common border with Russia. Long sections of the border with neighboring Russia have not yet been ratified by treaty, and certain villages in Põlva County (e.g., Lutepää and Saatse) can only be reached by driving through Russian-controlled territory. 31,002 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).[1]

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[edit] History

[edit] Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2007, the Governor position is held by Priit Sibul.

[edit] Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is 1 urban municipality (Estonian: linn - town) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - parishes) in Põlva County.

Municipalities of Põlva County

Urban municipality:

Rural municipalities:

[edit] Geography

[edit] Demographics

31,002 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0222&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 

[edit] External links

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