Pärnu (urban municipality)

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Pärnu
Estonian: Pärnu linn
Municipality of Estonia
Flag of Pärnu
Flag
Coat of arms of Pärnu
Coat of arms
Location of Pärnu in Estonia
Location of Pärnu in Estonia
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Administrative centrePärnu
Government
 • MayorRomek Kosenkranius
Area
 • Total858 km2 (331 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2019)
 • Total50,643
 • Density59/km2 (150/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Pärnu (Estonian: Pärnu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.[1]

Settlements

town
boroughs
villages

Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda, Manija, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.

Administration

Local administration consists of the ciy council and the ciy government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors is 39.

Twin towns and sister cities

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Pärnu is twinned with:[2]

Citizens of honour

References

  1. ^ "Audru valla, Paikuse valla, Pärnu linna ja Tõstamaa valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Sõpruslinnad". Pärnu linn (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. ^ Lindquist, Ted. "Internationella frågor och vänorter". Oskarshamn Municipality (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
  4. ^ Pärnu linn: Pärnu aukodanik Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine

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