Elva is a rural parish in the

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

Tartu County Tartu County ( et, Tartu maakond or ''Tartumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County. The area of Tartu County is , which covers 6.9% of t ...

with an area of . As of 2017, it has a population of 14241 inhabitants. It was created in 2017 from the merger of the municipality

Elva Elva may refer to: Places *Elva, Estonia, town in Tartu County, Estonia *Elva Parish, municipality in Estonia *Elva (river), a river in Estonia *Elva, Illinois, unincorporated community in DeKalb County, Illinois, United States *Elva, Manitoba, u ...

with the rural communities

Konguta Parish Konguta Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ...

Puhja Parish Puhja Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Settlements Gallery File:Puhja.jpg, The local government building in Puhja Puhja is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Tartu County, in Elva Parish Estonia. It was the adminis ...

Rannu Parish Rannu Parish was a rural Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. In 2017 it was merged into Elva Parish. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Kureküla - Rannu ;Villages Ervu - Järveküla, Tartu County, Järveküla - Kaarlij� ...

and

Rõngu Parish Rõngu Parish was a rural municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. Estonian artist Konrad Mägi (1878-1925) was born in Rõngu Parish. Settlements ;Small boroughs: Käärdi - Rõngu ;Villages: Kalme - Käo - Kirepi - Kõduküla - Koruste - ...

. In addition to the main town

(5669 inhabitants), a number of villages are part of the parish including Annikoru, Ervu, Härjanurme, Järvaküla, Järveküla, Käärdi,

Kaarlijärve Kaarlijärve is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to ...

Kaimi Kaimi is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the wes ...

, Kalme,

Kapsta Kapsta is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, t ...

Karijärve Karijärve is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finlan ...

Kipastu Kipastu is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the ...

Kirepi Kirepi is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the w ...

Kobilu Kobilu is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, t ...

, Kõduküla,

Konguta Konguta is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, ...

Koopsi Koopsi is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. (retrieved 9 March 2020) References

Villages in Tartu County {{Tartu-geo-stub ...

, Koruste, Külaaseme, Kulli, Kurelaane, Kureküla, Lapetukme, Lembevere, Lossimäe, Mäeotsa, Mäeselja, Majala,

Mälgi Mälgi is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, t ...

, Metsalaane, Mõisanurme,

Nasja Nasja is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west ...

, Neemisküla,

Noorma Noorma is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the w ...

Paju Paju () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea. Paju was made a city in 1997; it had previously been a county (''gun''). The city area of Paju is ,"Paju (Gyeonggi-do Province)." ''Naver Encyclopedia of Knowledge''. Naver, 2015. 4 Mar. 2016. ...

Palupõhja Palupõhja is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia, located on the Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve. It has a population of 4 (as of 1 January 2010). Palupõhja Nature School is located in the village. The school was opened in 2006. Wrestle ...

, Piigandi,

Poole Poole () is a large coastal town and seaport in Dorset, on the south coast of England. The town is east of Dorchester and adjoins Bournemouth to the east. Since 1 April 2019, the local authority is Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Counc ...

, Pööritsa, Poriküla, Raigaste,

Ramsi The Regional Assistance Mission to Solomon Islands (RAMSI), also known as Operation Helpem Fren, Operation Anode and Operation Rata (by New Zealand), was created in 2003 in response to a request for international aid by the Governor-General of ...

, Rannaküla, Ridaküla,

Rõngu Rõngu is a small borough (') in Elva Parish, Tartu County, southern Estonia. Prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments in 2017, it was the administrative centre of Rõngu Parish. Sights Rõngu castle ruins The present- ...

, Saare, Sangla, Suure-Rakke, Tamme, Tammiste, Tännassilma, Teedla, Teilma, Tilga, Uderna, Ulila, Utukolga, Vahessaare, Väike-Rakke,

Valguta Valguta is a village in Elva Parish, Tartu County in southern Estonia. It has a population of 170 (as of 2006). Poet and writer Ernst Enno Ernst Enno ( in Valguta – 7 March 1934 in Haapsalu) was an Estonian poet and writer.Aleksis Rubulis, ...

, Vallapalu, Vehendi, Vellavere, Verevi, Vihavu, Võllinge, and Võsivere.

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