Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County
—  County of Estonia  —

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Coat of arms
Country Estonia
Capital Jõgeva
Government
 • Governor Aivar Kokk
Area
 • Total 2,604 km2 (1,005.4 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2009[1])
 • Total 36,780
 • Density 14.1/km2 (36.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EE-49

Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north. 36,780 people live in Jõgeva County – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).[1]

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History

County government

The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2004, the Governor position has been held by Aivar Kokk.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Urban municipalities:

Rural municipalities:

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0222&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 

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