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. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total population in Estonia (as of 2022).[1]

Põlva County
Põlvamaa
County
Central part of Põlva County, Põlva Parish
Flag
Coat of arms
CountryEstonia
CapitalPõlva
Area
 • Total2,164.77 km2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total23,989
 • Rank13th
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians95%
 • other5%
GDP
[2]
 • Total€347 million (2022)
 • Per capita€14,450 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-64
Vehicle registrationO
Websitewww.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.

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[3]		Area
km2[3]		Density[3]
1Kanepi ParishRural4,8645259.3
2Põlva ParishRural14,27370620.2
3Räpina ParishRural6,51859111.0

Demographics

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

Culture

1951–2019, the county has its newspaper: Koit. The last chief editor (since 2000) was Kauno Kõima.[4]

Religion

Religion in Põlva County (2021)

  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*[5]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  %
Christianity8,31831.96,02125.63,99019.4
—Orthodox Christians2,0808.01,8417.81,1705.7
—Lutherans5,89122.63,83516.32,55012.4
—Catholics420.1150.06300.1
—Baptists510.2490.2500.2
—Jehovah's Witnesses1320.51570.6900.4
—Pentecostals570.2240.1--
—Old Believers180.06170.7--
—Methodists330.1150.06--
—Adventists140.05180.06--
—Other Christians--500.21000.4
Islam40.160.02--
Buddhism--110.04--
Other religions**890.32210.93701.8
No religion10,70641.113,80158.713,48065.6
Not stated***6,93726.63,46114.72,61012.7
Total population*26,05423,50120,530
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[5]
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References
  1. "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. "Koit - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". entsyklopeedia.ee. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
  5. Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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