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
Coat of arms
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

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.
RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Kanepi ParishRural4,8645259.3
2Põlva ParishRural14,27370620.2
3Räpina ParishRural6,51859111.0

Demographics

27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).[1]

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.

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