Tartu County

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Coat of arms of Tartu County
Finnland Lettland Russland Kreis Hiiu Kreis Saare Kreis Lääne Kreis Harju Kreis Lääne-Viru Kreis Ida-Viru Kreis Rapla Kreis Järva Kreis Jõgeva Kreis Tartu Kreis Põlva Kreis Võru Kreis Valga Kreis Viljandi Kreis PärnuThe location of Tartu County in Estonia
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Basic data
ISO code : EE-78
Administrative headquarters : Tartu
Area : 2,993 km²
Residents : 152,188 (January 1, 2014) 1
Population density : 50 inhabitants per km²
Circle structure: 7 rural communities
1 city
Address of the
district administration:
Riia 15
51014 Tartu
Website : www.tartumv.ee
politics
Governor : Esta Tamm (since 2006)
1 Estonia Statistics Office, database request,
September 12, 2014

Tartu County ( Tartu maakond or Tartumaa ) is a district in Estonia .

The district lies on the border between North and South Estonia between Lake Peipus and Võrtsjärv . It borders on Jõgeva County to the north, Viljandi County to the west, and Põlva County and Valga County to the south . The eastern border of the district is also the state border with Russia .

Communities

Since the municipal reform of 2017, Tartu County consists of one urban municipality and seven rural municipalities:

By 2017 there were three urban parishes and 19 rural parishes:

The cities and towns of Tartu County since 2017

Web links

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