Põlva Parish ( et, Põlva vald) is a rural

municipality 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 ...

in Põlva County, southeastern

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, an ...

. On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,882 and an area of 228.63 km². In October 2013, the town of

Põlva Põlva () is a town in southeastern Estonia, the capital of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish. Põlva is home for the Intsikurmu Song Festival Grounds, which regularly hosts concerts and summer activities, situated in a small f ...

(formerly a separate municipality) was merged into Põlva Parish, becoming the centre of it. In 2017, as part of the administrative reform, the neighbouring

Ahja Ahja is a small borough (') in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. Named after the Ahja River, it is located 191 km southeast of Tallinn and about 16km north of Põlva. Ahja manor The earliest references to Ah ...

, Laheda, Mooste and Vastse-Kuuste parishes were merged with Põlva Parish.

Settlements

;Town:

;Small boroughs:

- Mooste - Vastse-Kuuste ;Villages:

Aarna Aarna is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern 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 ...

- Adiste -

Akste Akste is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southern 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 ...

- Andre - Eoste - Himma - Himmaste - Holvandi - Ibaste -

Jaanimõisa Jaanimõisa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern 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 ...

- Joosu - Kaaru - Kadaja - Kanassaare - Karilatsi - Kastmekoja - Kauksi -

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 ...

- Kiisa - Kiuma - Koorvere -

Kosova The Republic of Kosova ( sq, Republika e Kosovës) or First Republic of Kosovo was a self-declared proto-state in Southeastern Europe established in 1991. During its peak, it tried to establish its own parallel political institutions in oppo ...

- Kähri - Kärsa - Lahe - Laho - Leevijõe - Logina - Loko - Lootvina - Lutsu - Mammaste - Meemaste - Metste - Miiaste - Mustajõe - Mustakurmu -

Mõtsküla Mõtsküla is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern 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 f ...

- Naruski - Nooritsmetsa - Orajõe - Padari - Partsi -

Peri In Persian mythology, peris (singular: peri; from fa, پَری, translit=parī, , plural , ; borrowed in European languages through ota, پَری, translit=peri) are exquisite, winged spirits renowned for their beauty. Peris were later ad ...

- Pragi - Puskaru - Puuri - Rasina - Roosi - Rosma - Savimäe - Soesaare - Suurküla - Suurmetsa - Säkna - Säässaare -

Taevaskoja Taevaskoja ( vro, Taivaskua) is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia, (retrieved 28 July 2021) known for its outcrops of Devonian sandstone on the banks of Ahja river The Ahja ( et, Ahja jõgi) is a river in Eston ...

- Terepi - Tilsi - Tromsi - Tännassilma - Uibujärve -

Valgemetsa Valgemetsa is a village in Põlva Parish, Põlva County in southeastern 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 ...

- Valgesoo - Vana-Koiola - Vanaküla - Vanamõisa - Vardja - Viisli - Vooreküla Kähri õigeusu kirik 2013-08

Religion

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