Puka, Estonia

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Puka
Small borough
Puka
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°E / 58.05306; 26.24111Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E / 58.05306°N 26.24111°E / 58.05306; 26.24111
Country  Estonia
County Valga County
Municipality Puka Parish
Population (2011 Census[1])
  Total 580

Puka is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Puka Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]

Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.

On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wouded in the accident.[2]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013. 
  2. "Puka alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013. 

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