Põlva County

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Põlva County
Põlvamaa
County of Estonia
Põlva county, Põlva parish.jpg
Flag of Põlva County
Flag
Coat of arms of Põlva County
Coat of arms
Location of Põlva County
CountryEstonia
CapitalPõlva
Area
 • Total2,164.77 km2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2017[1])
 • Total28,507
 • Rank13th
 • Density13/km2 (34/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians95%
 • other5%
ISO 3166 codeEE-64
Vehicle registrationO
Websitewww.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. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).[1]

Government[]

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by the 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.

Former municipalities of Põlva County, prior to the 2017 administrative reform.
Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[2]		 Area
km2[2]		 Density[2]
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).[1]

Gallery[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

External links[]

Coordinates: 58°05′N 27°05′E / 58.083°N 27.083°E / 58.083; 27.083

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