Pärnu (urban municipality)
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Pärnu
Estonian: Pärnu linn | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pärnu in Estonia | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Pärnu County |
| Administrative centre | Pärnu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romek Kosenkranius |
| Area | |
• Total | 858 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Population (1.01.2021)[1] | |
• Total | 50,639 |
| • Density | 59.0/km2 (153/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-624 |
| Website | Official website  |
Pärnu (Estonian: Pärnu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.[2]
- town
- boroughs
- Audru, Tõstamaa, Paikuse and Lavassaare
- villages
Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda, Manija, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.
Administration
Local administration consists of the city council and the city government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors are 39.
Twin towns – sister cities
Gran, Norway
Helsingborg, Sweden
Jelgava, Latvia
Ocean City, Maryland, United States- Oskarshamn, Sweden
- Portsmouth, United States
Šiauliai, Lithuania
Siófok, Hungary- Södertälje, Sweden
Vaasa, Finland
