Viljandi Coonty
Viljandi Coonty | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Estonie |
| Caipital | Viljandi |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Kalle Küttis |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3422 km2 (1,321 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 55,657 |
| • Density | 16/km2 (42/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-84 |
Viljandi Coonty (Estonie: Viljandi maakond or Viljandimaa, German: Kreis Fellin), is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is locatit in soothren Estonie borderin Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu an Valga coonties. 55,657 fowk live in Viljandi Coonty – constitutin 4.2% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2009).[1]
History
[eedit | eedit soorce]Viljandimaa, unner the German name o Kreis Fellin, wis an important centre o commerce an pouer in the Middle Ages. The day, thare are a nummer o castle ruins thare datin frae this time.
Coonty govrenment
[eedit | eedit soorce]The coonty govrenment (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi Govrenor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the Govrenment o Estonie for a term o five years. Currently the govrenor position is held bi Kalle Küttis.
Municipalities
[eedit | eedit soorce]The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare are 3 urban municipalities (Estonie: linnad – touns) an 9 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad – pairishes) in Viljandi Coonty.
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Abja Pairish (includes the toun o Abja-Paluoja)
- Halliste Pairish
- Karksi Pairish (includes the toun o Karksi-Nuia)
- Kolga-Jaani Pairish
- Kõo Pairish
- Kõpu Pairish
- Suure-Jaani Pairish (includes the toun o Suure-Jaani)
- Tarvastu Pairish
- Viljandi Pairish
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 Januar 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
Freemit airtins
[eedit | eedit soorce]- Viljandimaa Archived 2018-12-04 at the Wayback Machine – Offeecial wabsteid
- Viljandi Coonty Govrenment Archived 2007-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonie)
