Pärnu Coonty
Pärnu Coonty (Estonie: Pärnu maakond), or Pärnumaa (German: Kreis Pernau), is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is situatit in sooth-wastren pairt o the kintra, on the coast o Guwf o Riga, an borders Lääne an Rapla coonties tae the north, Järva an Viljandi coonties tae the east, an Latvie tae the sooth. 88,466 fowk live in Pärnu Coonty – constitutin 6.6% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2009).[1]
Pärnu Coonty | |
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 Banner  Coat airms | |
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| Kintra | Estonie |
| Caipital | Pärnu |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Andres Metsoja |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4807 km2 (1,856 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2009[1]) | |
| • Total | 88,466 |
| • Density | 18/km2 (48/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-67 |
Pärnu Coonty is the lairgest coonty o Estonie in terms o laund aurie.
History eedit
In Pärnu coonty thare is the auldest kent human dounset in Estonie, frae toun o Sindi 2 km upstream bi Pärnu River, near veelage Pulli. 8500 year BC. Mesolithic historical period.
Coonty Govrenment eedit
The Coonty Govrenment (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi Govrenor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the Govrenment o Estonie for a term o five year. Syne 1 Januar 2010, the Govrenor position is held bi Andres Metsoja.
Tourism eedit
The ceety o Pärnu is a popular holiday resort for Estonies an increasingly for nan-Estonies, e.g., frae Swaden, Finland, Germany, an Roushie.
Municipalities eedit
The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare are 2 urban municipalities (Estonie: linnad – touns) an 19 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad – pairishes) in Pärnu Coonty.
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Are Pairish
- Audru Pairish
- Halinga Pairish (includes the burgh o Pärnu-Jaagupi)
- Häädemeeste Pairish
- Kihnu Pairish
- Koonga Pairish
- Lavassaare (burgh)
- Paikuse Pairish
- Saarde Pairish (includes the toun o Kilingi-Nõmme)
- Sauga Pairish
- Surju Pairish
- Tahkuranna Pairish
- Tootsi (burgh)
- Tori Pairish
- Tõstamaa Pairish
- Varbla Pairish
- Vändra Pairish
- Vändra (burgh)
References eedit
- ↑ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 Januar 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
External links eedit
- Pärnu County Official website
- Pärnu County Government Archived 2005-08-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Estonian)
- Town of Pärnu Archived 2009-06-28 at the Wayback Machine Official website