Põlva County
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| ISO code : | EE-65 |
| Administrative headquarters : | Põlva ( Pölwa ) |
| Area : | 2165 km² |
| Residents : | 27,641 (January 1, 2014) 1 |
| Population density : | 14 inhabitants / km² |
| Circle structure: | 3 municipalities |
| Website : | www.polvamaa.ee |
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| Governor : | Urmas Klaas since 2004 |
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1 Estonia Statistics Office, database request, September 12, 2014 |
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The Põlva County (Estonian Põlva maakond or Põlvamaa ) is a county (maakond) in Estonia .
geography
Põlvamaa is located in the southeast of the country in a hilly terminal moraine landscape and is characterized by agriculture. There are more than 130 lakes in the county, of which Meelva järv is the largest with 78.7 hectares.
Põlva County borders on Tartumaa to the north, Valgamaa to the west and Võrumaa to the south . In the east, the course of the common border with Russia is disputed. Some villages, such as Lutepää and Saatse, can only be reached via roads that also cross Russian territory.
politics
The district administration ( maakonnavalitsus ) is headed by a governor ( maavanem ) who is appointed by the Estonian government for a period of five years.
cities and communes
Since the municipal reform in 2017, the district has included three rural municipalities: Põlva , Räpina and Kanepi .
Until 2017, the district consisted of 13 rural communities ( vallad ).
| local community | surface | Residents | |
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| 1 | Ahja vald ( Aya ) | 72.2 km² | 1171 |
| 2 | Kanepi vald ( Kannapäh ) | 231.5 km² | 2622 |
| 3 | Kõlleste vald | 150.1 km² | 1066 |
| 4th | Laheda vald | 91.5 km² | 1394 |
| 5 | Mikitamäe vald | 104 km² | 1091 |
| 6th | Mooste vald ( Moisekatz ) | 185.2 km² | 1594 |
| 7th | Orava vald ( Waldeck ) | 175.6 km² | 894 |
| 8th | Põlva vald ( Pölwa ) | 314 km² | 9459 |
| 9 | Räpina vald ( Rappin ) | 265.9 km² | 5699 |
| 10 | Valgjärve vald ( Weissensee ) | 143.1 km² | 1604 |
| 11 | Vastse-Kuuste vald ( Neu-Kusthof ) | 123 km² | 1263 |
| 12 | Veriora vald ( Paulenhof ) | 200.3 km² | 1658 |
| 13 | Värska vald | 187.7 km² | 1450 |
