Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Jõgeva
Government
• Governor	Viktor Svjatõšev
Area
• Total	2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi)
Population  (2011 census)
• Total	31,376
• Density	12/km2 (31/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-49
Vehicle registration	J
Website	www.jogevamaa.ee

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. In January 2009 Jõgeva County had a population of 36,780 – constituting 2.7% of the total population of Estonia.

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.

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 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Urban municipalities:

• Jõgeva
• Mustvee
• Põltsamaa

Municipalities of Jõgeva County

Rural municipalities:

• Jõgeva
• Kasepää
• Pajusi
• Pala
• Palamuse
• Puurmani
• Põltsamaa
• Saare
• Tabivere
• Torma

See also

• Vooremaa
• Vooremaa (newspaper)

Images

• 
  Main building of Kuremaa manor
• 
  Kuremaa windmill
• 
  Torma Church
• 
  Kaiu Lake
• 
  Laiuse Castle ruins
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  Palamuse parish school
• 
  Jõgeva bus station
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  Mustvee Church
• 
  Kursi Church
• 
  Main building of Lustivere manor
• 
  Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva
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  Männikjärve bog in Endla
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  Estonian War of Independence Memorial in Kursi
• 
  Floodplain of the Pedja River in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve near Kirna
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  Main building of Puurmani manor

External links

• Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)