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Pärnu maakond

Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Pärnu
Governor	Toomas Kivimägi
Area	4,807 km² (1st)
Population (as of 2004)  - Density	89,660 (4th) 18.6/km² (5th)
ISO 3166-2	EE-67

Pärnu County (est: Pärnu maakond), or Pärnumaa, 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.

Pärnu County is the largest by area county of Estonia.

Contents 1 History 2 County Government 3 Tourism 4 Municipalities 5 Geography 6 Miscellaneous topics 7 External links

History

County Government

The County Government (est: Maakonnavalitsus) is led by Governor (est: maavanem), who is appointed by the Republican Government for a term of five years. Since 7 December 1993 the Governor position is taken by Toomas Kivimägi.

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 are 2 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 19 rural municipalities (est: vallad - communes) in Pärnu County.

Urban municipalities:

• Pärnu
• Sindi

Rural municipalities:

• Are
• Audru
• Halinga
• Häädemeeste
• Kaisma
• Kihnu
• Koonga
• Lavassaare
• Paikuse
• Saarde
• Sauga
• Surju
• Tahkuranna
• Tootsi
• Tori
• Tõstamaa
• Varbla
• Vändra Commune
• Vändra borough

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Pärnum County Official website
• Pärnu County Government (in Estonian)
• Town of Pärnu Official website

Counties of Estonia
Harju | Hiiu | Ida-Viru | Järva | Jõgeva | Lääne | Lääne-Viru | Pärnu | Põlva | Rapla | Saare | Tartu | Valga | Viljandi | Võru

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