Põlva Parish
Municipality of Estonia (2017)
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Põlva Parish (Estonian: Põlva vald) is a rural municipality in Põlva County, southeastern Estonia.
Põlva Parish
Põlva vald | |
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 Põlva Parish within Põlva County | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Põlva County |
| Administrative centre | Põlva |
| Area | |
• Total | 706 km2 (273 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 14,600 |
| • Density | 20.7/km2 (53.6/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-622 |
| Website | www |
On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,882 and an area of 228.63 km2.[1] In October 2013, the town of Põlva (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, Laheda, Mooste and Vastse-Kuuste parishes were merged with Põlva Parish.
Settlements
- Town
- Põlva
- Small boroughs
- Ahja - Mooste - Vastse-Kuuste
- Villages
- Aarna - Adiste - Akste - Andre - Eoste - Himma - Himmaste - Holvandi - Ibaste - Jaanimõisa - Joosu - Kaaru - Kadaja - Kanassaare - Karilatsi - Kastmekoja - Kauksi - Kiidjärve - Kiisa - Kiuma - Koorvere - Kosova - Kähri - Kärsa - Lahe - Laho - Leevijõe - Logina - Loko - Lootvina - Lutsu - Mammaste - Meemaste - Metste - Miiaste - Mustajõe - Mustakurmu - Mõtsküla - Naruski - Nooritsmetsa - Orajõe - Padari - Partsi - Peri - Pragi - Puskaru - Puuri - Rasina - Roosi - Rosma - Savimäe - Soesaare - Suurküla - Suurmetsa - Säkna - Säässaare - Taevaskoja - Terepi - Tilsi - Tromsi - Tännassilma - Uibujärve - Valgemetsa - Valgesoo - Vana-Koiola - Vanaküla - Vanamõisa - Vardja - Viisli - Vooreküla[2]
In the 2021 census of at least 15-years old permanent residents of the parish 10.4 per cent declared themselves Lutheran, 4.0 per cent declared themselves Orthodox, 1.2 per cent as others Christians. 81.8 per cent declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 2.6 per cent of the population followed other religions or their affiliation remained unknown in the census. [3]
