Kanepi is a small borough (alevik) in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County, in southeastern Estonia.^[1]

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Kanepi
Kanepi
Coordinates: 57°58′59″N 26°45′23″E
Country	Estonia
County	Põlva County
Population  (2020)
• Total	560
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)

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Notable people that were born in Kanepi include the following:

• Salme Kann (1881–1953), Estonian music teacher and choir director, born in Kanepi;
• Hugo Treffner (1845–1912), educator, founder of the Hugo Treffner Gymnasium, born in Kanepi as a son of a local parish clerk.

• Street in Kanepi
• Kanepi town hall
• Kanepi church
• War of Independence memorial in Kanepi