Rapla Coonty
| Rapla Coonty | |||||
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| — Coonty o Estonie — | |||||
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| Kintra | Estonie | ||||
| Caipital | Rapla | ||||
| Govrenment | |||||
| - Govrenor | Tõnis Blank | ||||
| Aurie | |||||
| - Tot | 2,980 km2 (1,150.6 sq mi) | ||||
| Indwallers (Jan 2009[1]) | |||||
| - Tot | 36,678 | ||||
| - Densitie | 12.3/km2 (Expression error: Unexpected < operator./sq mi) | ||||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-70 | ||||
Rapla Coonty (Template:Lang-et), or Raplamaa, is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is situatit in wastren pairt o the kintra an borders Järva Coonty tae the east, Pärnu Coonty tae the sooth, Lääne Coonty tae the wast, an Harju Coonty tae the north. 36,678 fowk live in Rapla Coonty – constitutin 2.7% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2009).[1]
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[edit] History
The first written records o Rapla date back tae the 1241 Dens census (Liber Census Daniae).
[edit] Coonty govrenment
The Coonty Govrenment (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi a Govrenor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the Govrenment o Estonie for a term o five years. Syne 9 August 2004, the Govrenor position is held bi Tõnis Blank.
[edit] Municipalities
The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. There are 10 rural municipalities (Estonie: vallad – parishes) in Rapla Coonty:
- Juuru Parish
- Järvakandi (borough)
- Kaiu Parish
- Kehtna Parish
- Kohila Parish (includes the borough o Kohila)
- Käru Parish
- Märjamaa Parish (includes the borough o Märjamaa)
- Raikküla Parish
- Rapla Parish (includes the toun o Rapla)
- Vigala Parish
[edit] Geography
Natural resources foond in Rapla coonty include limestane, dolomite, peat, an clay.
[edit] Miscellaneous topics
The kirk o Rapla wis built in 1901. Housomeivver, hintle o the interior dates back tae several hunder years earlier an is o heich virtu an historical value. In the kirk yard there are several crosses remainin frae the 17t century.
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January. stat.ee. Statistics Estonia (1 January 2009). Retrieved on 18 October 2009. .
[edit] Freemit airtins
- Coonty Govrenment Offeecial wabsteid
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