Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County
County of Estonia

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Coat of arms
Country Estonia
Capital Jõgeva
Government
 • Governor Viktor Svjatõšev
Area
 • Total 2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi)
Population (2017)
 • Total 31,368
 • Rank 10th
 • Density 12/km2 (31/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians 91.4%
 • Russians 6.7%
 • other 1.9%
ISO 3166 code EE-49
Vehicle registration J
Website www.jogevamaa.ee

Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[1]

County government

The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009, the Governor position has been held by Viktor Svjatõšev.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Jõgeva ParishRural13,8891,03813.4
2Mustvee ParishRural5,6436159.2
3Põltsamaa ParishRural10,01289111.2

See also

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References

  1. ↑ http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3
  2. 1 2 3 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

Coordinates: 58°42′N 26°24′E / 58.700°N 26.400°E / 58.700; 26.400

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