Tartu Coonty
| Tartu Coonty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coonty o Estonie | |||
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| Kintra | Estonie | ||
| Caipital | Tartu | ||
| Govrenment | |||
| • Govrenor | Tõnu Vesi (as o 15 Februar 2011) | ||
| Aurie | |||
| • Total | 2,993 km2 (1,156 sq mi) | ||
| Population (Jan 2011[1]) | |||
| • Tot | 150,535 | ||
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-78 | ||
Tartu Coonty (Estonie: Tartu maakond), or Tartumaa (German: Kreis Dorpat), is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie.
It is locatit in eastren Estonie borderin Põlva Coonty, Valga Coonty, Viljandi Coonty an Jõgeva Coonty.
The aurie o Tartu Coonty is 2,992.74 km², which covers 6.9% o the territory o Estonie. 150,535 fowk live in Tartu Coonty – constitutin 11.2% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2011).[1] The ceety o Tartu is the centre o the coonty locatit at a distance o 186 km frae Tallinn. Tartu Coonty is dividit intae 22 local govrenments – 3 urban an 19 landwart municipalities.
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Geografie[eedit | eedit soorce]
Tartu Coonty lies in Sooth Estonie, atween Lake Võrtsjärv an Lake Peipsi. Estonie's anerlie navigable river, River Emajõgi (100 km lang), flows throu the coonty, connectin Lake Peipsi an Lake Võrtsjärv. Wavy plains are teepical landscapes o Tartu Coonty. Ane third o the coonty is covered wi forests, a third is cultivait. A quairter is made up o wetlands at the heidwatters an lawer course o the Emajõgi. In the northren pairt o the coonty, thare are drumlin fields wi lakes atween thaim. Natur preserves tak up aboot 10% o the coonty's territory, the biggest o thaim bein Emajõe Suursoo an Alam-Pedja.
Municipalities[eedit | eedit soorce]
The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare are 3 urban municipalities (Estonie: linn – "toun") an 19 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vald) in Tartu Coonty.
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Alatskivi
- Haaslava
- Kambja
- Konguta
- Laeva
- Luunja
- Meeksi
- Mäksa
- Nõo
- Peipsiääre
- Piirissaare
- Puhja
- Rannu
- Rõngu
- Tartu
- Tähtvere
- Vara
- Võnnu
- Ülenurme
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Estonia's natural increase in 2010 was positive again after 20 years". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
