Rapla County

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Rapla maakond


Flag	Coat of arms

Capital

Rapla

Governor

Tõnis Blank

Area

2,980 km² (7th)

Population (as of 2004)
- Density

37,093 (10th)
12.4/km² (12th)

ISO 3166-2

EE-70

Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the north.

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

[edit] History

The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).

[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 9 August 2004, the Governor position is held by Tõnis Blank.

[edit] Municipalities

Municipalities of Rapla County

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - communes) in Rapla County:

Juuru
Järvakandi
Kaiu
Kehtna
Kohila
Käru
Märjamaa
Raikküla
Rapla
Vigala

[edit] Geography

Natural resources found in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay.

[edit] Miscellaneous topics

The church of Rapla was built in 1901. However, much of the interior dates back to several hundred years earlier and is of high virtu and historical value. In the church yard there are several crosses remaining from the 17th century.