Viljandi County

Viljandi County (Estonian: Viljandi maakond) or Viljandimaa; (German: Kreis Fellin), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.

Viljandi County
County of Estonia
Coat of arms
CountryEstonia
CapitalViljandi
Government
 • GovernorLembit Kruuse
Area
 • Total3,422.49 km2 (1,321.43 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2017)
 • Total48,101
 • Rank6th
 • Density14/km2 (36/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians95.4%
 • Russians2.5%
 • other2.9%
ISO 3166 codeEE-84
Vehicle registrationD
Websitewww.viljandimaa.ee

History

Viljandimaa, under the German name of Kreis Fellin, was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are numerous castle ruins there dating from that time.

Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km², and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993.[1]

County 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. Currently the Governor position is held by Kalle Küttis.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) and three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Viljandi County.

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Mulgi ParishRural7,6528818.7
2Põhja-Sakala ParishRural8,2031,1537.1
3Viljandi ParishRural13,9501,37410.2
4ViljandiUrban17,758151,183.9

References
  1. RMK: Soomaa National Park. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
  2. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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