Põlva County

Põlva County (Estonian: Põlva maakond or Põlvamaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).^[1]

Põlva County Põlvamaa
County of Estonia
Central part of Põlva County, Põlva Parish
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Põlva
Area
• Total	2,164.77 km^2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population  (Jan 2017^[1])
• Total	28,507
• Rank	13th
• Density	13/km^2 (34/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	95%
• other	5%
ISO 3166 code	EE-64
Vehicle registration	O
Website	www.polvamaa.ee

Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by the Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2007, the Governor position is held by Priit Sibul.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Põlva County.

 

Former municipalities of Põlva County, prior to the 2017 administrative reform.

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)^[2]	Area km^2^[2]	Density^[2]
1	Kanepi Parish	Rural	4,864	525	9.3
2	Põlva Parish	Rural	14,273	706	20.2
3	Räpina Parish	Rural	6,518	591	11.0

Demographics

27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).^[1]

Religion

Religion in Põlva County (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (78.4%)

  Lutheran (12.4%)

  Orthodox (5.7%)

  Others Christians (1.3%)

  Others Religions or Unknown (1.8%)

Religious affiliations in Põlva County census 2000–2021*^[3]

Religion	2000		2011		2021
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Christianity	8,318	31.9	6,021	25.6	3,990	19.4
—Orthodox Christians	2,080	8.0	1,841	7.8	1,170	5.7
—Lutherans	5,891	22.6	3,835	16.3	2,550	12.4
—Catholics	42	0.1	15	0.06	30	0.1
—Baptists	51	0.2	49	0.2	50	0.2
—Jehovah's Witnesses	132	0.5	157	0.6	90	0.4
—Pentecostals	57	0.2	24	0.1	-	-
—Old Believers	18	0.06	17	0.7	-	-
—Methodists	33	0.1	15	0.06	-	-
—Adventists	14	0.05	18	0.06	-	-
—Other Christians	-	-	50	0.2	100	0.4
Islam	4	0.1	6	0.02	-	-
Buddhism	-	-	11	0.04	-	-
Other religions**	89	0.3	221	0.9	370	1.8
No religion	10,706	41.1	13,801	58.7	13,480	65.6
Not stated***	6,937	26.6	3,461	14.7	2,610	12.7
Total population*	26,054		23,501		20,530
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.^[3] ".^[3]

Gallery

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  Ahja

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  Pikajärve manor granary

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  Lake Aalupi

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  Pikajärve manor

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  Räpina manor

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  St. Michael's church in Räpina

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  Kärsa orthodox church

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  Lake Kõvverjärv

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  Kiidjärve watermill

References

1. "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
2. . Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
3. Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
   • 2000 Census:
     • "2000 Census: RL229: Population by religion".
     • "2000 Census: RL231: Population by religion and ethnicity".
   • 2011 Census:
     • "2011 Census: RL0451: Population by religion".
     • "2011 Census: RL0454: Population by religion and ethnicity".
   • 2021 Census:
     • "2021 Census: RL21451: Population by religion".
     • "2021 Census: RL21454: Population by religion and ethnicity".

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Põlva County.

• Official website

Coordinates: 58°05′N 27°05′E / 58.083°N 27.083°E / 58.083; 27.083