Põlva County

Põlva County

Infobox_Maakond
name=Põlva
fullname=Põlva maakond






capital=Põlva
governor=Urmas Klaas
area=2,165
arearank=13th
population_as_of=2004
population=31,954
populationrank=13th
populationdensity=14.8
densityrank=9th
isocode=EE-65



Põlva County ( _et. 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. The county also shares a common border with Russia. Long sections of the border with neighboring Russia have not yet been ratified by treaty, and certain villages in Põlva County (e.g., Lutepää and Saatse) can only be reached by driving through Russian-controlled territory. 2.3% of the total population of Estonia live in Põlva County.

History

Government

The County Government (Estonian: "Maavalitsus") is led by 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 is 1 urban municipality (Estonian: "linn" - town) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: "vallad" - parishes) in Põlva County.Urban municipality:
*Põlva

Rural municipalities:
*Ahja
*Kanepi
*Kõlleste
*Laheda
*Mikitamäe
*Mooste
*Orava
*Põlva
*Räpina
*Valgjärve
*Vastse-Kuuste
*Veriora
*Värska

Geography

Demographics

Miscellaneous topics

External links

* [http://www.polvamaa.ee/index.php?page=3&PHPSESSID=aa310daef1bfdb35b599d87e6d8642cf Official website]

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