Abja
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 Estonia
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 Viljandi
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 8 ′ N , 25 ° 21 ′ E | ||
| Area : | 290.21 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2,514 (2010) | ||
| Population density : | 9 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Telephone code : | (+372) 243 | ||
| Community type: | former rural community | ||
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Abja is a former rural community in the Estonian district of Viljandi with an area of 290.21 km². It had 2514 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2010). On October 24, 2017, the rural parishes of Karksi , Abja, Halliste and the small town of Mõisaküla were merged to form the new rural municipality Mulgi .
Abja was in the south of the district and borders on Latvia . It was first mentioned in a document in 1504. In addition to the main town Abja-Paluoja (German: Abia-Palloja ), which was incorporated as a community-integrated city in 1998, the rural community included the villages Abja-Vanamõisa, Abjaku, Atika, Kamara, Laatre, Lasari, Penuja, Põlde, Raamatu, Räägu, Saate , Sarja, Umbsoo, Veelikse and Veskimäe.
Abja has a community partnership with Nummi-Pusula in Finland .
sons and daughters of the town
- Karl August Hindrey , Estonian writer, journalist and cartoonist
Web links
- Abja Municipality website (Estonian)