The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a
geocode
A geocode is a code that represents a geographic entity (location or object). It is a unique identifier of the entity, to distinguish it from others in a finite set of geographic entities. In general the ''geocode'' is a human-readable and ...
standard for referencing the
subdivisions of
Estonia for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the
European Union.
The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's
Structural Fund
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESI Funds, ESIFs) are financial tools governed by a common rulebook, set up to implement the regional policy of the European Union, as well as the structural policy pillars of the Common Agricultural ...
s. The NUTS code for Estonia is ''EE'' and a hierarchy of three levels is established by
Eurostat
Eurostat ('European Statistical Office'; DG ESTAT) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission located in the Kirchberg, Luxembourg, Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, Luxembourg. Eurostat's main responsibilities are to provide statis ...
. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Estonia, the LAU 1 is
counties and the LAU 2 are
municipalities.
Overall
NUTS Codes
Local administrative units
Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:
''The LAU codes of Estonia can be downloaded here:''
NUTS codes
NUTS 3
:EE0 Estonia
::EE00 Estonia
:::EE001 Põhja-Eesti (
Harju County)
:::EE004 Lääne-Eesti (
Hiiu County,
Lääne County,
Pärnu County
Pärnu County ( et, Pärnu maakond or ''Pärnumaa''; german: Kreis Pernau) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the nor ...
,
Saare County)
:::EE006 Kesk-Eesti (
Järva County,
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or eastern ...
,
Rapla County)
:::EE007 Kirde-Eesti (
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used ...
)
:::EE008 Lõuna-Eesti (
Jõgeva County,
Põlva County,
Tartu County,
Valga County,
Viljandi County,
Võru County)
See also
*
Subdivisions of 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, and ...
*
ISO 3166-2 codes of Estonia
*
FIPS region codes of Estonia
References
Sources
Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of EuropeOverview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1*
EESTI - NUTS level 2*
EESTI - NUTS level 3*
ttp://simap.europa.eu/codes-and-nomenclatures/codes-nuts/codes-nuts-table_en.htm List of current NUTS codes
*
Download current NUTS codes (ODS format)
Statoids.com
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Nuts
Nut often refers to:
* Nut (fruit), fruit composed of a hard shell and a seed, or a collective noun for dry and edible fruits or seeds
* Nut (hardware), fastener used with a bolt
Nut or Nuts may also refer to:
Arts, entertainment, and media Com ...
Reform in Estonia