Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Jõgeva |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Viktor Svjatõšev |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 28,734 [1] |
| • Rank | 10th |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 91.4% |
| • Russians | 6.7% |
| • other | 1.9% |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-49 |
| Vehicle registration | J |
| Website | www |
Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
History
Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[2]
County government
The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009, the governor position has been held by Viktor Svjatõšev.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[3] |
Area km2[3] |
Density[3] |
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| 1 | Jõgeva Parish | Rural | 13,889 | 1,038 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Mustvee Parish | Rural | 5,643 | 615 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Põltsamaa Parish | Rural | 10,012 | 891 | 11.2 |
See also
Images
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Jõgeva parish -
Main building of Kuremaa manor -
Kuremaa windmill -
Torma Church -
Kaiu Lake -
Laiuse Castle ruins -
Palamuse parish school -
Jõgeva bus station -
Mustvee Church -
Kursi Church -
Main building of Lustivere manor -
Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva -
Männikjärve bog in Endla -
Estonian War of Independence Memorial in Kursi -
Floodplain of the Pedja River in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve near Kirna -
Main building of Puurmani manor
References
- ^ https://www.stat.ee/ppe-1167414
- ^ http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3
- ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External links
- Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)
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