Tartu County

county of Estonia

Tartu County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Tartu.

Tartu County
Flag of Tartu County
Coat of arms of Tartu County
Location of Tartu County
Country Estonia
CapitalTartu
Area
 • Total2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2017)
 • Total150,167
 • Density50/km2 (130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-78
Vehicle registrationT
Websitewww.tartumaa.ee

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

The county is divided into municipalities. As of 2017, there is 1 urban municipality and 7 rural municipalities in Tartu County.

 
Municipalities of 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

  1. 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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