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
CountryEstonia
CapitalPärnu
Government

 • GovernorAndres Metsoja
Area

 • Total4,806.68 km2 (1,855.87 sq mi)
Population
(Jan 2017[1])

 • Total84,462
 • Rank4th
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)

Ethnicity

 • Estonians
89.1%
 • Russians
7.6%
 • other3.3%
ISO 3166 codeEE-67
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.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.


















































RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Häädemeeste ParishRural4,98549410.1
2Kihnu ParishRural7021741.3
3Lääneranna ParishRural5,4941,3524.1
4Põhja-Pärnumaa ParishRural8,4351,0138.3
5PärnuUrban51,64985560.4
6Saarde ParishRural4,7221,0654.4
7Tori ParishRural11,69461119.1


Municipalities of Pärnu County (since 2017)



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.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground: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 abackground: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 abackground: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-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-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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