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

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.^[1]

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.^[2]

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:

Municipalities of Jõgeva County

Rural municipalities:

Images

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

References

↑ "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
↑ http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3

External links

Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)

Geographic locale

Municipalities of Jõgeva County

Urban municipalities	Jõgeva Mustvee Põltsamaa

Rural municipalities	Jõgeva Kasepää Pajusi Pala Palamuse Põltsamaa Puurmani Saare Tabivere Torma

Counties of Estonia

Harjumaa Hiiumaa Ida-Virumaa Järvamaa Jõgevamaa Läänemaa Lääne-Virumaa Pärnumaa Põlvamaa Raplamaa Saaremaa Tartumaa Valgamaa Viljandimaa Võrumaa

Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia

Abja-Paluoja Antsla Elva Haapsalu Jõgeva Jõhvi Kallaste Kärdla Karksi-Nuia Kehra Keila Kilingi-Nõmme Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Kunda Kuressaare Lihula Loksa Maardu Mõisaküla Mustvee Narva Narva-Jõesuu Otepää Paide Paldiski Pärnu Põltsamaa Põlva Püssi Rakvere Räpina Rapla Saue Sillamäe Sindi Suure-Jaani Tallinn Tamsalu Tapa Tartu Tõrva Türi Valga Viljandi Võhma Võru

Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.

Coordinates: 58°42′N 26°24′E / 58.700°N 26.400°E / 58.700; 26.400

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