Municipalities of Estonia Amunicipality Estonian :omavalitsus , pluralomavalitsused Estonia . Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country.
Municipalities in Estonia are of two types:
Urban municipalities ortowns (linnad linn Rural municipalities orparishes vallad vald There is no other status distinction between them.
Municipalities may contain one or severalsettlements . All but 5 urban municipalities (Haapsalu ,Narva-Jõesuu ,Paide ,Pärnu andTartu ) plus 1 rural municipality (Ruhnu ) contain only one settlement. As of 2017, there are no longer any "borough-parishes", i.e. rural municipalities with only one borough-type settlement. Ruhnu Parish contains only one village and is therefore a "village-parish".
Some municipalities are divided into districts. The 8 urban districts (linnaosad linnaosa osavallad
Municipalities range in population fromTallinn with 427,500 inhabitants toRuhnu with 68.[ 1]
After theadministrative reform was completed in October 2017, there are total of 79 municipalities, 15 of which are urban and 64 rural. 51 of the present municipalities were the result of mergers, 28 remain unchanged. After the reform small municipalities with under 5,000 inhabitants have been reduced from a number of 169 to 15. The number of councillors was reduced from 2,026 to 1,019. In 2022, 36 municipalities (45.56%) had falling population numbers. The municipalities are:
Name Capital Area (km2 ) Population Type County Flag Coat ofArms
Map Alutaguse Iisaku 1,439.61 4,176 Rural Ida-Viru County Anija Kehra 520.94 6,456 Rural Harju County Antsla Antsla 411 4,200 Rural Võru County Elva Elva 732 14,863 Rural Tartu County Häädemeeste Uulu 494 4,677 Rural Pärnu County Haapsalu Haapsalu 272 13,435 Urban Lääne County Haljala Võsu 183.02 4,072 Rural Lääne-Viru County Harku Tabasalu 159.77 17,294 Rural Harju County Hiiumaa Kärdla 1,023 8,474 Rural Hiiu County Järva Järva-Jaani 1,223 8,725 Rural Järva County Jõelähtme Jõelähtme 210.86 7,305 Rural Harju County Jõgeva Jõgeva 458 13,122 Rural Jõgeva County Jõhvi Jõhvi 124 12,351 Rural Ida-Viru County Kadrina Kadrina 329.36 4,799 Rural Lääne-Viru County Kambja Ülenurme 275 13,705 Rural Tartu County Kanepi Kanepi 524.68 4,453 Rural Põlva County Kastre Kurepalu 493 5,718 Rural Tartu County Kehtna Järvakandi 512 5,454 Rural Rapla County Keila Keila 11.25 10,905 Urban Harju County Kihnu Sääre 16.88 529 Rural Pärnu County Kiili Kiili 100.4 6,391 Rural Harju County Kohila Kohila 230.2 7,726 Rural Rapla County Kohtla-Järve Kohtla-Järve 68.77 33,675 Urban Ida-Viru County Kose Kose 532.85 7,754 Rural Harju County Kuusalu Kuusalu 707.97 6,380 Rural Harju County Lääne-Harju Paldiski 645.71 13,462 Rural Harju County Lääne-Nigula Taebla 1,449 6,961 Rural Lääne County Lääneranna Lihula 1,352 5,092 Rural Pärnu County Loksa Loksa 3.81 2,603 Urban Harju County Lüganuse Kiviõli 599 8,250 Rural Ida-Viru County Luunja Luunja 134 5,612 Rural Tartu County Maardu Maardu 22.76 16,750 Urban Harju County Märjamaa Märjamaa 1,164 7,405 Rural Rapla County Muhu Liiva 208 1,640 Rural Saare County Mulgi Abja-Paluoja 881 7,086 Rural Viljandi County Mustvee Mustvee 615 4,952 Rural Jõgeva County Narva Narva 84.54 53,875 Urban Ida-Viru County Narva-Jõesuu Narva-Jõesuu 405 4,269 Urban Ida-Viru County Nõo Nõo 170 4,289 Rural Tartu County Otepää Otepää 520 6,388 Rural Valga County Paide Paide 443 10,664 Urban Järva County Pärnu Pärnu 858 52,362 Urban Pärnu County Peipsiääre Alatskivi 652 5,059 Rural Tartu County Põhja-Pärnumaa Vändra 1,013 8,088 Rural Pärnu County Põhja-Sakala Suure-Jaani 1,153 7,748 Rural Viljandi County Põltsamaa Põltsamaa 889.56 9,665 Rural Jõgeva County Põlva Põlva 706 13,534 Rural Põlva County Raasiku Aruküla 158.86 5,284 Rural Harju County Rae Jüri 206.7 24,276 Rural Harju County Rakvere (parish) Sõmeru 295 5,859 Rural Lääne-Viru County Rakvere (town) Rakvere 10.64 15,614 Urban Lääne-Viru County Räpina Räpina 265.93 6,049 Rural Põlva County Rapla Rapla 859 13,453 Rural Rapla County Rõuge Rõuge 933 4,865 Rural Võru County Ruhnu Ruhnu 11.9 88 Rural Saare County Saarde Kilingi-Nõmme 706.9 4,393 Rural Pärnu County Saaremaa Kuressaare 2,705 30,191 Rural Saare County Saku Saku 171.13 11,510 Rural Harju County Saue Saue 628 25,370 Rural Harju County Setomaa Värska 463.18 2,823 Rural Võru County Sillamäe Sillamäe 10.54 12,452 Urban Ida-Viru County Tallinn Tallinn 159.2 453,864 Urban Harju County Tapa Tapa 480 11,082 Rural Lääne-Viru County Tartu (parish) Kõrveküla 742 12,420 Rural Tartu County Tartu (city) Tartu 154 100,724 Urban Tartu County Toila Toila 266 4,310 Rural Ida-Viru County Tori Sindi 611 12,203 Rural Pärnu County Tõrva Tõrva 647 5,862 Rural Valga County Türi Türi 1,008 10,683 Rural Järva County Väike-Maarja Väike-Maarja 457.39 5,653 Rural Lääne-Viru County Valga Valga 750 15,864 Rural Valga County Viimsi Viimsi 72.84 22,472 Rural Harju County Viljandi (parish) Viljandi 651 13,450 Rural Viljandi County Viljandi (town) Viljandi 14.62 17,353 Urban Viljandi County Vinni Pajusti 486.65 6,716 Rural Lääne-Viru County Viru-Nigula Kunda 312 5,813 Rural Lääne-Viru County Vormsi Hullo 92.93 292 Rural Lääne County Võru (parish) Võru 952 10,374 Rural Võru County Võru (town) Võru 13.24 12,055 Urban Võru County
Municipalities of Harju County
Hiiumaa Parish, the only municipality of Hiiu County
Municipalities of Ida-Viru County
Municipalities of Järva County
Municipalities of Jõgeva County
Municipalities of Lääne County
Municipalities of Lääne-Viru County
Municipalities of Pärnu County
Municipalities of Põlva County
Municipalities of Rapla County
Municipalities of Saare County
Municipalities of Tartu County
Municipalities of Valga County
Municipalities of Viljandi County
Municipalities of Võru County
Structure of local authorities [ edit ] In each municipality there is alocal government as well as acouncil .
Thecouncil (volikogu volikogu esimees
Thegovernment (valitsus linnapea vallavanem
Former municipalities [ edit ] The list of municipalities that have merged or lost existence between 1995 and 2017.
1996 1998 1999 2002 2005 2009 2013 2014 2017Aegviidu borough was merged intoAnija Parish Keila Parish ,Padise Parish ,Vasalemma Parish andPaldiski town formedLääne-Harju Parish Saue town, Saue Parish,Kernu Parish andNissi Parish formedSaue Parish Hiiu Parish ,Emmaste Parish ,Käina Parish andPühalepa Parish formedHiiumaa Parish Kiviõli town, Lüganuse Parish andSonda Parish formedLüganuse Parish Alajõe Parish ,Iisaku Parish ,Illuka Parish ,Mäetaguse Parish andTudulinna Parish formedAlutaguse Parish Toila Parish,Kohtla Parish andKohtla-Nõmme borough formedToila Parish Narva-Jõesuu town andVaivara Parish formedNarva-Jõesuu (urban municipality) Albu Parish ,Ambla Parish ,Imavere Parish ,Järva-Jaani ,Kareda Parish ,Koeru Parish andKoigi Parish formed Järva ParishTüri Parish,Väätsa Parish andKäru Parish formedTüri Parish Paide town,Paide Parish andRoosna-Alliku Parish formedPaide (urban municipality) Jõgeva town, Jõgeva Parish,Palamuse Parish , most ofTorma Parish and some parts ofPuurmani Parish formedJõgeva Parish Põltsamaa town, Põltsamaa Parish,Pajusi Parish and most ofPuurmani Parish formedPõltsamaa Parish Mustvee town,Kasepää Parish ,Saare Parish ,Lohusuu Parish ,Avinurme Parish and some parts ofTorma Parish formedMustvee Parish Haapsalu town andRidala Parish formedHaapsalu (urban municipality) Lääne-Nigula Parish,Martna Parish ,Kullamaa Parish ,Nõva Parish andNoarootsi Parish formedLääne-Nigula Parish Viru-Nigula Parish,Aseri Parish andKunda town formedViru-Nigula Parish Haljala Parish andVihula Parish formedHaljala Parish Rakvere Parish andSõmeru Parish formedRakvere Parish Tapa Parish andTamsalu Parish formedTapa Parish Väike-Maarja Parish andRakke Parish formedVäike-Maarja Parish Vinni Parish,Laekvere Parish andRägavere Parish formedVinni Parish Pärnu town,Audru Parish ,Tõstamaa Parish andPaikuse Parish formedPärnu (urban municipality) Lihula Parish ,Hanila Parish ,Koonga Parish andVarbla Parish formedLääneranna Parish Halinga Parish ,Vändra Parish ,Vändra borough andTootsi borough formedPõhja-Pärnumaa Parish Tori Parish,Are Parish ,Sauga Parish andSindi town formedTori Parish Häädemeeste Parish andTahkuranna Parish formedHäädemeeste Parish Saarde Parish andSurju Parish formedSaarde Parish Põlva Parish,Laheda Parish ,Ahja Parish ,Mooste Parish andVastse-Kuuste Parish formedPõlva Parish Kanepi Parish,Valgjärve Parish andKõlleste Parish formedKanepi Parish Räpina Parish,Veriora Parish andMeeksi Parish formedRäpina Parish ˇ Rapla Parish,Juuru Parish ,Kaiu Parish and most ofRaikküla Parish formedRapla Parish Märjamaa Parish,Vigala Parish and some parts ofRaikküla Parish formedMärjamaa Parish Kehtna Parish andJärvakandi borough formedKehtna Parish Kuressaare town,Lääne-Saare Parish ,Salme Parish ,Torgu Parish ,Kihelkonna Parish ,Mustjala Parish ,Leisi Parish ,Pihtla Parish ,Valjala Parish ,Orissaare Parish ,Pöide Parish andLaimjala Parish formedSaaremaa Parish Tartu town andTähtvere Parish formedTartu (urban municipality) Elva town,Konguta Parish ,Rannu Parish ,Rõngu Parish ,Puhja Parish and parts ofPuka Parish andPalupera Parish formedElva Parish Tartu Parish,Laeva Parish ,Piirissaare Parish andTabivere Parish formedTartu Parish Kallaste town, Peipsiääre Parish,Alatskivi Parish ,Vara Parish andPala Parish formed Peipsiääre ParishKambja Parish andÜlenurme Parish formedKambja Parish Haaslava Parish ,Mäksa Parish andVõnnu Parish formedKastre Parish Valga town,Karula Parish ,Taheva Parish ,Tõlliste Parish andÕru Parish formedValga Parish Otepää Parish,Sangaste Parish and parts ofPuka Parish andPalupera Parish formedOtepää Parish Tõrva town,Helme Parish ,Hummuli Parish andPõdrala Parish formedTõrva Parish Viljandi Parish,Tarvastu Parish andKolga-Jaani Parish formedViljandi Parish Suure-Jaani Parish ,Kõpu Parish ,Kõo Parish andVõhma town formedPõhja-Sakala Parish Abja Parish ,Karksi Parish ,Halliste Parish andMõisaküla town formedMulgi Parish Võru Parish,Lasva Parish ,Sõmerpalu Parish ,Vastseliina Parish andOrava Parish formedVõru Parish Antsla Parish andUrvaste Parish formedAntsla Parish Rõuge Parish,Haanja Parish ,Varstu Parish ,Mõniste Parish and most ofMisso Parish formedRõuge Parish Meremäe Parish ,Värska Parish ,Mikitamäe Parish and some parts ofMisso Parish formedSetomaa Parish [ edit ] This section is empty. You can help by
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