Rapla Coonty

Rapla Coonty
Rapla Coonty
	Coonty o Estonie
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Kintra	Estonie
Caipital	Rapla
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Tõnis Blank
Area
• Total	2980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2009)
• Total	36,678
• Density	12/km2 (32/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-70

Rapla Coonty (Estonie: Rapla maakond), 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]

History

The first written records o Rapla date back tae the 1241 Dens census (Liber Census Daniae).

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 year. Syne 9 August 2004, the Govrenor position is held bi Tõnis Blank.

Municipalities

The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare are 10 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad – pairishes) in Rapla Coonty:

Juuru Pairish
Järvakandi (burgh)
Kaiu Pairish
Kehtna Pairish
Kohila Pairish (includes the burgh o Kohila)
Käru Pairish
Märjamaa Pairish (includes the burgh o Märjamaa)
Raikküla Pairish
Rapla Pairish (includes the toun o Rapla)
Vigala Pairish

Geografie

Natural resources foond in Rapla coonty include limestane, dolomite, peat, an clay.

Miscellaneous topics

The kirk o Rapla wis biggit 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.