Pärnu County




County of Estonia in Estonia































































Pärnu County

County of Estonia

Skyline of Pärnu County





Flag of Pärnu County
Flag
Coat of arms of Pärnu County
Coat of arms


Location of Pärnu County
Country
Estonia
Capital
Pärnu
Government
 • Governor
Andres Metsoja
Area
 • Total
4,806.68 km2 (1,855.87 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2017[1])
 • Total
84,462
 • Rank
4th
 • Density
18/km2 (46/sq mi)

Ethnicity
 • Estonians
89.1%
 • Russians
7.6%
 • other
3.3%
ISO 3166 code
EE-67
Vehicle registration
F
Website
www.parnumaa.ee

Pärnu County (Estonian: Pärnu maakond), or Pärnumaa (German: Kreis Pernau), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south. In January 2013 Pärnu County had a population of 81,428 – constituting 6.3% of the total population of Estonia.[1]


Pärnu County is the largest county of Estonia in terms of land area.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 County Government


  • 3 Tourism


  • 4 Municipalities


  • 5 Geography


  • 6 Gallery


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links





History


In Pärnu county there is the oldest known human settlement in Estonia, which is the town of Sindi, and it is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) up the Pärnu River, near the village of Pulli. It dates back to 8500 BCE in the Mesolithic historical period.



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 1 January 2010, the Governor position is held by Andres Metsoja.



Tourism


The city of Pärnu is a popular holiday resort for Estonians and increasingly for non-Estonians, e.g., from Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Russia.



Municipalities


The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) and six rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Pärnu County.



































































Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[2]
 Area
km2[2]
 Density[2]
1 Häädemeeste Parish Rural 4,985 494 10.1
2 Kihnu Parish Rural 702 17 41.3
3 Lääneranna Parish Rural 5,494 1,352 4.1
4 Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish Rural 8,435 1,013 8.3
5 Pärnu Urban 51,649 855 60.4
6 Saarde Parish Rural 4,722 1,065 4.4
7 Tori Parish Rural 11,694 611 19.1



Municipalities of Pärnu County



Geography



Gallery






  • Pärnu-Jaagupi church







  • Sindi railway station







  • Laupa manor on the Pärnu river







  • Monument to Estonian poet Lydia Koidula in Pärnu







  • Pärnu mud baths and spa







  • Liu lighthouse in Audru Parish







  • Riisa bog in Soomaa National Park







  • Downtown Pärnu at night







  • Häädemeeste church







  • Pärnu beach promenade







  • Country road on the island of Kihnu







  • Sauga river






References





  1. ^ ab "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .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 .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .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 .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-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.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}


  2. ^ abc "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.




External links




  • Pärnu County Official website


  • Pärnu County Government (in Estonian)


  • Town of Pärnu Official website




Coordinates: 58°25′N 24°35′E / 58.417°N 24.583°E / 58.417; 24.583










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