Tartu (urban municipality)

Tartu (Estonian: Tartu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Tartu County. It consists of the city of Tartu, as well as the former Tähtvere Parish bordering the city in the north-west.[1] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform, Tartu held negotiations with all neighbouring parishes, with Tähtvere Parish eventually being the only one to agree to the merge. The municipality is thus separate from the neigbouring Tartu Parish.

Tartu

Estonian: Tartu linn
Municipality of Estonia
Flag
Coat of arms
Location of Tartu in Estonia
Country Estonia
County Tartu County
Administrative centreTartu
Government
 • MayorUrmas Klaas (Reform Party)
Area
 • Total154 km2 (59 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2019)
 • Total96,974
 • Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
WebsiteOfficial website

Settlements
city

Tartu

boroughs

Ilmatsalu and Märja

villages

Haage, Ilmatsalu, Kandiküla, Kardla, Pihva, Rahinge, Rõhu, Tähtvere, Tüki ja Vorbuse.

Government

There are 49 members on the city council, elected by residents every four years using a proportional system of representation.[2]

The executive branch of the city government consists of a mayor and five deputy mayors.[3] The current mayor is Urmas Klaas. Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014, was mayor of Tartu from 1998 to 2004. The position was later served by other politicians who eventually became ministers of government, Laine Jänes and Urmas Kruuse. All of them are members of the Estonian Reform Party, which has dominated in Tartu since 1998.

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

Tartu is twinned with:[4]

References
  1. "Tartu linna ja Tähtvere valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
  2. "Tartu Linnavolikogu liikmete nimekiri". Tartu.ee. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  3. "Linnavalitsuse koosseis". Tartu.ee. 15 June 2010. Retrieved 21 November 2010.
  4. "Tartu sõpruslinnad" (in Estonian). Tartu. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
  5. "Frederiksberg Municipality – Twin Towns" (in Danish). Frederiksberg Municipality. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 9 September 2009.
  6. "Tartu arendab suhteid Armeenia linna Gümriga" (in Estonian). Äripäev. 16 November 2004. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
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