Rapla County

Rapla County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Rapla
Government
• Governor	Tõnis Blank
Area
• Total	2,979.70 km2 (1,150.47 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2013[1])
• Total	34,442
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	94%
• other	6%
ISO 3166 code	EE-70
Vehicle registration	L
Website	www.raplamv.ee

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. 36,678 people live in Rapla County – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).^[1]

History

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

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 9 August 2004, the Governor position is held by Tiit Leier.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Rapla County

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

• Juuru Parish
• Järvakandi (borough)
• Kaiu Parish
• Kehtna Parish
• Kohila Parish (includes the borough of Kohila)
• Käru Parish
• Märjamaa Parish (includes the borough of Märjamaa)
• Raikküla Parish
• Rapla Parish (includes the town of Rapla)
• Vigala Parish

Geography

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

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.

Gallery

References

External links

• County Government Official website

Geographic locale v t e Municipalities of Rapla County Rural municipalities Järvakandi Juuru Kaiu Käru Kehtna Kohila Märjamaa Raikküla Rapla Vigala v t e Counties of Estonia Harjumaa Hiiumaa Ida-Virumaa Järvamaa Jõgevamaa Läänemaa Lääne-Virumaa Pärnumaa Põlvamaa Raplamaa Saaremaa Tartumaa Valgamaa Viljandimaa Võrumaa v t e Cities and towns (Linnad) of Estonia Abja-Paluoja Antsla Elva Haapsalu Jõgeva Jõhvi Kallaste Kärdla Karksi-Nuia Kehra Keila Kilingi-Nõmme Kiviõli Kohtla-Järve Kunda Kuressaare Lihula Loksa Maardu Mõisaküla Mustvee Narva Narva-Jõesuu Otepää Paide Paldiski Pärnu Põltsamaa Põlva Püssi Rakvere Räpina Rapla Saue Sillamäe Sindi Suure-Jaani Tallinn Tamsalu Tapa Tartu Tõrva Türi Valga Viljandi Võhma Võru Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.

Coordinates: 58°55′N 24°45′E / 58.917°N 24.750°E / 58.917; 24.750