Tartu County
Tartu County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Tartu.
Tartu County | |
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County of Estonia | |
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| Country |  Estonia |
| Capital | Tartu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2017) | |
| • Total | 150,167 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-78 |
| Vehicle registration | T |
| Website | www |
Tartu is between Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipsi. The Emajõgi river is in the county. Nature preserves take up about 10% of the county's land. The biggest of them being Emajõe Suursoo and Alam-Pedja.
Municipalities
The county is divided into municipalities. As of 2017, there is 1 urban municipality and 7 rural municipalities in Tartu County.
Municipalities of Tartu County
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[1] | Area km2[1] | Density[1] |
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| 1 | Elva Parish | Rural | 14,612 | 728 | 20.1 |
| 2 | Kambja Parish | Rural | 10,511 | 276 | 38.1 |
| 3 | Kastre Parish | Rural | 5,138 | 495 | 10.4 |
| 4 | Luunja Parish | Rural | 4,503 | 132 | 34.1 |
| 5 | Nõo Parish | Rural | 4,274 | 169 | 25.3 |
| 6 | Peipsiääre Parish | Rural | 5,676 | 652 | 8.7 |
| 7 | Tartu Parish | Rural | 10,676 | 742 | 14.4 |
| 8 | Tartu | Urban | 99,429 | 154 | 645.7 |
References
- "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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