Põlva County

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]

Põlva County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Põlva
Area
• Total	2,164.77 km^2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan 2017[1])
• Total	28,507
• Rank	13th
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	95%
• other	5%
ISO 3166 code	EE-64
Vehicle registration	O
Website	www.polvamaa.ee

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.

Former municipalities of Põlva County, prior to the 2017 administrative reform.

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)[2]	Area km^2[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

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

References

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

External links

• Official website