Põlva County ( et, Põlva maakond or ''Põlvamaa'') is one of 15

counties of Estonia Counties ( et, maakond, plural ') are the first-level administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. The government (') of each county is led by a ' (gover ...

. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders

Tartu Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...

, Valga and

Võru Võru (; vro, Võro; german: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish. History Võru was founded on 21 August 1784, according to the wish of the Empress Cather ...

counties. 28,507 people live in Põlva County – constituting 2.3% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2013).

Government

The

County Government A county is a geographic region of a country used for administrative or other purposesChambers Dictionary, L. Brookes (ed.), 2005, Chambers Harrap Publishers Ltd, Edinburgh in certain modern nations. The term is derived from the Old French ...

(Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') is led by the

Governor A governor is an administrative leader and head of a polity or political region, ranking under the head of state and in some cases, such as governors-general, as the head of state's official representative. Depending on the type of political ...

(Estonian: ''maavanem''), who is appointed by the

Government of Estonia The Government of the Republic of Estonia (''Estonian language, Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus'') is the cabinet (government), cabinet of Estonia. Under the Constitution of Estonia, Constitution, it exercises executive power pursuant to the Constit ...

for a term of five years. Since 2007, the Governor position is held by

Priit Sibul Priit Sibul (born 31 December 1977 in Valga) is an Estonian politician, member of the Riigikogu, and Secretary General of Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Isamaa is a Christian-democratic and national-conservative political party in Estonia. ...

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into

municipalities A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

. There are 3 rural municipalities ( et, vallad – parishes) in Põlva County. Polva municipalities

Demographics

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

Gallery

Ahja tiik 2.jpg, Ahja Pikajärve mõisa aitkuivati *.jpg, Pikajärve manor granary Aalupi järv 2013 08.jpg, Lake Aalupi Pikajärve mõisa peahoone2.jpg, Pikajärve manor Räpina mõisa peahoone1.jpg,

Räpina Räpina ( vro, Räpinä, german: Rappin) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, currently it is the administrative centre of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enterpri ...

manor Räpina Miikaeli kirik.jpg, St. Michael's church in

Kärsa kirik.jpg, Kärsa orthodox church Lakekover.JPG, Lake Kõvverjärv Kiidjärve vesiveski 01.jpg,

Kiidjärve Kiidjärve is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It's located about north of the town of Põlva and about southeast of the city of Tartu, by the Tartu–Pechory railway and the Ahja Ri ...

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References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Polva County Counties of Estonia