Valga County
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| Capital | Valga, Estonia | ||||
| Area | 2,044 km² (14th) | ||||
| Population (as of 2004) - Density |
35,059 (12th) 17.2/km² (6th) |
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| ISO 3166-2 | EE-82 | ||||
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Valga County (Estonian: Valga maakond), or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu County to the north. 2.6% of the total population of Estonia live in Valga County.
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[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. Currently the Governor position is held by Georg Trašanov.
[edit] Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 11 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - parishes) in Valga County.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
[edit] Geography
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
[edit] External links
- Valgamaa - Official website
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