Pala Parish

Pala Parish (Estonian: Pala vald) is a former rural municipality in eastern Estonia. It was a part of Jõgeva County. The municipality had a population of 1,363 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 156.71 km². The population density was 8.7 inhabitants per km². There was a total of 23 villages in Pala Parish.

Pala Parish

Pala vald
Former municipality of Estonia
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Pala Parish within Jõgeva County.
Country Estonia
County Jõgeva County
Administrative centrePala
Area
 • Total156.71 km2 (60.51 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2004)
 • Total1,363
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Websitewww.pala.ee

Administrative centre of the municipality was Pala with population of 276. It was first mentioned in 1582 as Pallawes. There are a school, a musical school, a library and a cultural centre in Pala village.[1] Pala Parish is also described as being in a better overall condition then other parishes around the area.[2]

Settlements
Villages

Assikvere - Äteniidi - Haavakivi - Kadrina - Kirtsi - Kodavere - Kokanurga - Lümati - Metsanurga - Moku - Nõva - Pala - Perametsa - Piibumäe - Piirivarbe - Punikvere - Raatvere - Ranna - Sääritsa - Sassukvere - Sõõru - Tagumaa - Vea

References
  1. "WorldPOI - Pala". www.worldpoi.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. "Successful small parishes weak point of administrative reform". Estonian news - news.postimees.ee. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2019-12-14.


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