Viljandi County




County of Estonia in Estonia































































Viljandi County
County of Estonia
Skyline of Viljandi County




Flag of Viljandi County
Flag

Coat of arms of Viljandi County
Coat of arms
Location of Viljandi County
Country Estonia
Capital Viljandi
Government

 • Governor Lembit Kruuse
Area

 • Total 3,422.49 km2 (1,321.43 sq mi)
Population
(Jan 2017)

 • Total 48,101
 • Rank 6th
 • Density 14/km2 (36/sq mi)

Ethnicity

 • Estonians
95.4%
 • Russians
2.5%
 • other 2.9%
ISO 3166 code EE-84
Vehicle registration D
Website www.viljandimaa.ee

Viljandi County (Estonian: Viljandi maakond) or Viljandimaa; (German: Kreis Fellin), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.




Contents






  • 1 History


  • 2 County government


  • 3 Municipalities


  • 4 Gallery


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





History


Viljandimaa, under the German name of Kreis Fellin, was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages. Today, there are a number of castle ruins there dating from this time.


Soomaa National Park is a national park located partially within Viljandi County, Estonia. Soomaa ("land of bogs") protects 390 km², and is a Ramsar site of protected wetlands. The park was created in 1993.[1]



County government


The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Currently the Governor position is held by Kalle Küttis.



Municipalities


The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is 1 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Viljandi County.











































Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[2]
Area
km2[2]
Density[2]
1 Mulgi Parish Rural 7,652 881 8.7
2 Põhja-Sakala Parish Rural 8,203 1,153 7.1
3 Viljandi Parish Rural 13,950 1,374 10.2
4 Viljandi Urban 17,758 15 1,183.9


Gallery




References





  1. ^ RMK: Soomaa National Park. Retrieved 25 January 2016.


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




External links




  • Media related to Viljandi County at Wikimedia Commons


  • Viljandimaa – Official website


  • Viljandi County Government (in Estonian)









Coordinates: 58°20′N 25°35′E / 58.333°N 25.583°E / 58.333; 25.583







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