Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County | |
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County of Estonia | |
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Country | Estonia |
Capital | Jõgeva |
Government | |
• Governor | Viktor Svjatõšev |
Area | |
• Total | 2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi) |
Population (2017) | |
• Total | 31,368 |
• Rank | 10th |
• Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Estonians |
91.4% |
• Russians |
6.7% |
• other | 1.9% |
ISO 3166 code | EE-49 |
Vehicle registration | J |
Website | www.jogevamaa.ee |
Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond), or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
Contents
1 History
2 County government
3 Municipalities
4 See also
5 Images
6 References
7 External links
History
Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[1]
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 2009, the governor position has been held by Viktor Svjatõšev.
Municipalities

Municipalities since 2017.
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.
Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[2] |
Area km2[2] |
Density[2] |
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1 | Jõgeva Parish | Rural | 13,889 | 1,038 | 13.4 |
2 | Mustvee Parish | Rural | 5,643 | 615 | 9.2 |
3 | Põltsamaa Parish | Rural | 10,012 | 891 | 11.2 |
See also
- Vooremaa
- Vooremaa (newspaper)
Images
Main building of Kuremaa manor
Kuremaa windmill
Torma Church
Kaiu Lake
Laiuse Castle ruins
Palamuse parish school
Jõgeva bus station
Mustvee Church
Kursi Church
Main building of Lustivere manor
Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva
Männikjärve bog in Endla
Estonian War of Independence Memorial in Kursi
Floodplain of the Pedja River in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve near Kirna
Main building of Puurmani manor
References
^ http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3
^ abc "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
External links
Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)
Coordinates: 58°42′N 26°24′E / 58.700°N 26.400°E / 58.700; 26.400
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