Tartu County
Tartu County | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| Capital | Tartu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2017) | |
| • Total | 150,167 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-78 |
| Vehicle registration | T |
| Website | www |
Tartu County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Tartu.
Tartu is between Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipsi. The Emajõgi river is in the county. Nature preserves take up about 10% of the county's land. The biggest of them being Emajõe Suursoo and Alam-Pedja.
Municipalities
[change | change source]The county is divided into municipalities. As of 2017, there is 1 urban municipality and 7 rural municipalities in Tartu County.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[1] |
Area km2[1] |
Density[1] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elva Parish | Rural | 14,612 | 728 | 20.1 |
| 2 | Kambja Parish | Rural | 10,511 | 276 | 38.1 |
| 3 | Kastre Parish | Rural | 5,138 | 495 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Luunja Parish | Rural | 4,503 | 132 | 34.1 |
| 5 | Nõo Parish | Rural | 4,274 | 169 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Peipsiääre Parish | Rural | 5,676 | 652 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Tartu Parish | Rural | 10,676 | 742 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Tartu | Urban | 99,429 | 154 | 645.7 |
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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