Jõgeva County
| Jõgeva County | |||
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| County of Estonia | |||
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| Location of Jõgeva County | |||
| Country | Estonia | ||
| Capital | Jõgeva | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Viktor Svjatõšev | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2011 census) | |||
| • Total | 31,376 | ||
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-49 | ||
| Vehicle registration | J | ||
| Website | www |
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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. In January 2009 Jõgeva County had a population of 36,780 – constituting 2.7% of the total population of Estonia.[1]
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History
Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[2]
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
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
See also
Images
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Kuremaa mõisa peahoone.jpg
Main building of Kuremaa manor
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Kuremaa windmill
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Torma kirik3.jpg
Torma Church
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Kaiu järv 26-05-2012.JPG
Kaiu Lake
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Laiuse linnuse varemed1.jpg
Laiuse Castle ruins
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Palamuse kihelkonnakooli hoone.jpg
Palamuse parish school
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Jõgeva bus station
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Mustvee kirik.JPG
Mustvee Church
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23980KursiKirik.jpg
Kursi Church
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Lustivere mõisa peahoone 19-05-2013.jpg
Main building of Lustivere manor
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Betti Alveri muuseum 2012.JPG
Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva
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Põltsamaa linnuse varemed 2.jpg
Põltsamaa castle
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EndlaRaba3.jpg
Männikjärve bog in Endla
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Kursi Vabadussõja mälestussammas.JPG
Estonian War of Independence Memorial in Kursi
References
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- ↑ http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3
External links
- Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)
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Jaanilinn (Ivangorod) and Petseri (Pechory) were annexed by the Soviet Union in 1945 and are currently part of Russia.
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