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Põlva Parish

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Põlva Parish
Põlva vald
Municipality of Estonia
Flag of Põlva Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Põlva Parish
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Põlva Parish within Põlva County
Põlva Parish within Põlva County
CountryEstonia
CountyPõlva County
Administrative centrePõlva
Area
 • Total
706 km2 (273 sq mi)
Population
 • Total
14,600
 • Density20.7/km2 (53.6/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-622
Websitewww.polva.ee

Põlva Parish (Estonian: Põlva vald) is a rural municipality in Põlva County, southeastern Estonia.

On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,882 and an area of 228.63 km2.[1] In October 2013, the town of Põlva (formerly a separate municipality) was merged into Põlva Parish, becoming the centre of it. In 2017, as part of the administrative reform, the neighbouring Ahja, Laheda, Mooste and Vastse-Kuuste parishes were merged with Põlva Parish.

Settlements

Town
Põlva
Small boroughs
Ahja - Mooste - Vastse-Kuuste
Villages
Aarna - Adiste - Akste - Andre - Eoste - Himma - Himmaste - Holvandi - Ibaste - Jaanimõisa - Joosu - Kaaru - Kadaja - Kanassaare - Karilatsi - Kastmekoja - Kauksi - Kiidjärve - Kiisa - Kiuma - Koorvere - Kosova - Kähri - Kärsa - Lahe - Laho - Leevijõe - Logina - Loko - Lootvina - Lutsu - Mammaste - Meemaste - Metste - Miiaste - Mustajõe - Mustakurmu - Mõtsküla - Naruski - Nooritsmetsa - Orajõe - Padari - Partsi - Peri - Pragi - Puskaru - Puuri - Rasina - Roosi - Rosma - Savimäe - Soesaare - Suurküla - Suurmetsa - Säkna - Säässaare - Taevaskoja - Terepi - Tilsi - Tromsi - Tännassilma - Uibujärve - Valgemetsa - Valgesoo - Vana-Koiola - Vanaküla - Vanamõisa - Vardja - Viisli - Vooreküla[2]
Kähri Orthodox Church (2013)

In the 2021 census of at least 15-years old permanent residents of the parish 10.4 per cent declared themselves Lutheran, 4.0 per cent declared themselves Orthodox, 1.2 per cent as others Christians. 81.8 per cent declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 2.6 per cent of the population followed other religions or their affiliation remained unknown in the census. [3]

References

  1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "Eesti asustusüksused" [Populated places of Estonia]. Place Names Board of Estonia (in Estonian). Institute of the Estonian Language. 15 February 2010. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
  3. "stat.ee".

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