Puurmani Parish ( et, Puurmani vald) was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
in eastern
Estonia
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.
It was a part of
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County ( et, 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 C ...
. The municipality had a population of 1,895 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 292.56 km². The population density was 6.5 inhabitants per km².
Administrative centre of the municipality was
Puurmani small borough
The following is a list of boroughs ( et, alevid) and small boroughs ( et, alevikud) in Estonia.
Boroughs
* Aegviidu
*Järva-Jaani
*Järvakandi
*Kiili
*Kohila
*Kohtla-Nõmme
* Lavassaare
*Märjamaa
* Paikuse
*Pärnu-Jaagupi
* Tootsi
*Vändra
S ...
with population of 800. There were also 12 villages in Puurmani Parish:
Altnurga,
Härjanurme,
Jõune,
Jüriküla
Jüriküla is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia
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,
Kirikuvalla
Kirikuvalla is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia
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,
Kursi,
Laasme
Laasme is a village in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia
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,
Pikknurme,
Pööra
Pööra is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about north of Puurmani, southwest of town of Jõgeva and east of town of Põltsamaa.
As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was ...
,
Saduküla,
Tammiku,
Tõrve.
Pedja River
The Pedja ( et, Pedja jõgi) is the fourth longest river in Estonia. Its source is near Simuna on the southern slopes of the Pandivere Upland. The river flows for 122 km through Lääne-Viru, Jõgeva and Tartu counties before joining t ...
flows through the former municipality
References
External links
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Puurmani Parish,
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