Põlva County

Põlva County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Põlva
Government
• Governor	Ulla Preeden
Area
• Total	2,164.77 km2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan 2017)
• Total	28,507
• Rank	13th
• Density	13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	95%
• other	5%
ISO 3166 code	EE-65
Vehicle registration	O
Website	www.polvamaa.ee

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 Pskov Oblast of 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. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).

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.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - parishes) in Põlva County.

Municipalities of Põlva County

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)	Area km2	Density
1	Kanepi Parish	Rural	4,864	525	9.3
2	Põlva Parish	Rural	14,273	706	20.2
3	Räpina Parish	Rural	6,518	591	11.0

Demographics

27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).

Gallery

• 
  Pikajärve manor granary
• 
  Lake Aalupi
• 
  Pikajärve manor
• 
  Räpina manor
• 
  St. Michael's church in Räpina
• 
  Kärsa orthodox church
• 
  Lake Kõvverjärv
• 
  Kiidjärve watermill

External links

• Official website