Jõgeva County

Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond or Jõgevamaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.

Jõgeva County
Jõgevamaa
County of Estonia
Põltsamaa Castle
Põltsamaa Castle
Flag of Jõgeva County
Flag
Coat of arms of Jõgeva County
Coat of arms
Location of Jõgeva County
CountryEstonia
CapitalJõgeva
Government
 • GovernorViktor Svjatõšev
Area
 • Total2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total27,857
 • Rank10th
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians91.4%
 • Russians6.7%
 • other1.9%
ISO 3166 codeEE-50
Vehicle registrationJ
Websitewww.jogevamaa.ee

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[2]

County government

The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) was led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2018, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From 01.01.2018 County governments were shut down in Estonia.

Municipalities
Municipalities since 2017.

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[3]		Area
km2[3]		Density[3]
1Jõgeva ParishRural13,8891,03813.4
2Mustvee ParishRural5,6436159.2
3Põltsamaa ParishRural10,01289111.2

Religion

Religion in Jõgeva County (2021)

  Unaffiliated (79.0%)
  Lutheran (11.2%)
  Orthodox & Old Believers (6.35%)
  Others Christians (1.8%)
  Others or Unknown (1.2%)
Religious affiliations in Jõgeva County, census 2000–2021*[4]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  %
Christianity7,81525.85,50420.54,64019.3
—Orthodox Christians9543.21,0814.01,1604.8
—Lutherans5,98219.73,68613.82,69011,2
—Catholics370.1340.11400.5
—Baptists580.2590.2800.3
—Jehovah's Witnesses950.31100.41000.4
—Pentecostals140.04290.1300.1
—Old Believers6002.04041.53601.5
—Methodists110.0470.02--
—Adventists640.3570.2400.1
—Other Christians--370.1400.1
Islam70.0280.02-
Buddhism--160.05100.04
Other religions**1060.31860.72601.0
No religion12,83842.417,50565.516,37068.3
Not stated***9,51431.43,49713.12,63011.0
Total population*30,28026,72123,940
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[4]
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See also

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References
  1. "Jõgeva maakond - Valik andmeid - Piirkondlik portree Eestist".
  2. "Jõgeva maakond - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". Entsyklopeedia.ee. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  3. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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