Helme Parish
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| Helme Parish Helme vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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| Country |
 Estonia | ||
| County |
 Valga County | ||
| Administrative centre | Tõrva | ||
| Government | |||
| • vallavanem | Tarmo Tamm (Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond) | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 312.73 km2 (120.75 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2009) | |||
| • Total | 2,525 | ||
| • Density | 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.helme.ee | ||
Helme Parish (Estonian: Helme vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It has a population of 2,525 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 312.73 km².[1]
Geography
Populated places
There is one small borough (Estonian: alevik) Helme and 14 villages (Estonian: küla) in Helme Parish. The villages are: Ala, Holdre, Jõgeveste, Kähu, Kalme, Karjatnurme, Kirikuküla, Koorküla, Linna, Möldre, Patküla, Pilpa, Roobe and Taagepera.
Gallery
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Helme caves
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Holdre manor
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Barclay de Tolly mausoleum in Jõgeveste
References
- ↑ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
External links
- Official website (Estonian)
Coordinates: 58°0′10″N 25°55′25″E / 58.00278°N 25.92361°E
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