Pärnu County

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Pärnu maakond


Flag	Coat of arms

Capital

Pärnu

Governor

Toomas Kivimägi

Area

4,807 km² (1st)

Population (as of 2004)
- Density

89,660 (4th)
18.6/km² (5th)

ISO 3166-2

EE-67

Pärnu County (Estonian: Pärnu maakond), or Pärnumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south.

Pärnu County is the largest county of Estonia in terms of land area.

1 History
2 County Government
3 Tourism
4 Municipalities
5 Geography
6 Miscellaneous topics
7 External links

[edit] History

[edit] County 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 7 December 1993, the Governor position is held by Toomas Kivimägi.

[edit] Tourism

The city of Pärnu is a popular holiday resort for Estonians and increasingly for non-Estonians, e.g., from Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Russia.

[edit] Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 19 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - communes) in Pärnu County.

Urban municipalities: