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Põlva County

Põlva County

County of Estonia

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. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total population in Estonia (as of 2022).[1]

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Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by the 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.
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Demographics

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

Culture

1951–2019, the county has its newspaper: Koit. The last chief editor (since 2000) was Kauno Kõima.[4]

Religion

Religion in Põlva County (2021)

  Unaffiliated (78.4%)
  Lutheran (12.4%)
  Orthodox (5.7%)
  Others Christians (1.3%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (1.8%)
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References

  1. [1]
    "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. [2]
    "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. [3]
    "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. [4]
    "Koit - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. [5]
    Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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