The Kreis Pernau (English: Pärnu County; Estonian: Pärnu kreis, Russian: Перновскій уѣздъ, romanized: Pernovskiy uyezd) was one of the nine subdivisions of the Governorate of Livonia of the Russian Empire. It was situated in the northwestern part of the governorate (in present-day southwestern Estonia). The territory of Kreis Pernau corresponds to most of the present-day Pärnu County and parts of Viljandi and Rapla counties.^[1]

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Kreis Pernau Pärnu kreis
Kreis
Location in the Governorate of Livonia
Country	Russian Empire
Governorate	Livonia
Established	1745
Abolished	1920
Capital	Pernau
Area
• Total	5,343.08 km2 (2,062.97 sq mi)
Population  (1897)
• Total	98,123
• Density	18/km2 (48/sq mi)

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At the time of the Russian Empire Census of 1897, Kreis Pernau had a population of 98,123. Of these, 94.0% spoke Estonian, 3.7% German, 1.1% Russian, 0.7% Latvian, 0.4% Yiddish and 0.1% Polish as their native language.^[2]