Põlva County

Põlva County (Estonian: Põlva maakond or Põlvamaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total population in Estonia (as of 2022).[1]

Põlva County
Põlvamaa
County of Estonia
Central part of Põlva County, Põlva Parish
Central part of Põlva County, Põlva Parish
Flag of Põlva County
Flag
Coat of arms of Põlva County
Coat of arms
Location of Põlva County
CountryEstonia
CapitalPõlva
Area
 • Total2,164.77 km2 (835.82 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total23,989
 • Rank13th
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians95%
 • other5%
ISO 3166 codeEE-64
Vehicle registrationO
Websitewww.polvamaa.ee

Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by the Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2007, the Governor position is held by Priit Sibul.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Põlva County.

Former municipalities of Põlva County, prior to the 2017 administrative reform.
RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Kanepi ParishRural4,8645259.3
2Põlva ParishRural14,27370620.2
3Räpina ParishRural6,51859111.0

Demographics

27,028 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.1% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).[1]

Religion

Religion in Põlva County (2021)

  Unaffiliated (78.4%)
  Lutheran (12.4%)
  Orthodox (5.7%)
  Others Christians (1.3%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (1.8%)
Religious affiliations in Põlva County census 2000–2021*[3]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  %
Christianity8,31831.96,02125.63,99019.4
—Orthodox Christians2,0808.01,8417.81,1705.7
—Lutherans5,89122.63,83516.32,55012.4
—Catholics420.1150.06300.1
—Baptists510.2490.2500.2
—Jehovah's Witnesses1320.51570.6900.4
—Pentecostals570.2240.1--
—Old Believers180.06170.7--
—Methodists330.1150.06--
—Adventists140.05180.06--
—Other Christians--500.21000.4
Islam40.160.02--
Buddhism--110.04--
Other religions**890.32210.93701.8
No religion10,70641.113,80158.713,48065.6
Not stated***6,93726.63,46114.72,61012.7
Total population*26,05423,50120,530
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[3]
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References
  1. "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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