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{{Short description|County of Estonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
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<!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions -->| name = Pärnu County
| name = Pärnu County
| native_name = {{lang|et|Pärnumaa}}
| settlement_type = [[Counties of Estonia|County of Estonia]]
| settlement_type = [[Counties of Estonia|County]]
| image_skyline = Kolmandikureegel.jpg
| image_skyline = Pärnu jõgi Toris.jpg
| image_flag = Pärnumaa_lipp.svg
| image_flag = Pärnumaa_lipp.svg
| flag_size = 125px
| flag_size = 125px
| image_shield = Et-Pärnu maakond-coa.svg
| image_shield = Et-Pärnu maakond-coa.svg
| shield_size = 75px
| shield_size = 75px
| image_map = Pärnu County in Estonia.svg
| image_map = Pärnu County in Estonia.svg
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = [[Estonia]]
| subdivision_name = [[Estonia]]
| seat_type = Capital
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = [[Pärnu]]
| seat = [[Pärnu]]
| leader_title = Governor
| leader_title =
| leader_name = [[Andres Metsoja]]
| leader_name =
| area_total_km2 = 4806.68
| area_total_km2 = 4806.68
| population_total = 84,462
| population_total = 85705
| population_as_of = Jan 2017<ref name="County_population" />
| population_as_of = 2022<ref name="County_population" />
|population_rank = [[Counties of Estonia|4th]]
| population_rank = [[Counties of Estonia|4th]]
| population_density_km2 = auto
| population_density_km2 = auto
|demographics_type1 = [[Ethnicity]]
| demographics_type1 = [[Ethnicity]]
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 = [[Estonians]]
| demographics1_title1 = [[Estonians]]
| demographics1_info1 = 89.1%
| demographics1_info1 = 89.5%
| demographics1_title2 = [[Russians]]
| demographics1_title2 = [[Russians]]
| demographics1_info2 = 7.6%
| demographics1_info2 = 6.8%
| demographics1_title3 = other
| demographics1_title3 = other
| demographics1_info3 = 3.3%
| demographics1_info3 = 3.3%
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| registration_plate = F
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| iso_code = EE-67
| demographics2_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/en/stat/stat__majandus__rahvamajanduse-arvepidamine__sisemajanduse-koguprodukt-(skp)__regionaalne-sisemajanduse-koguprodukt/RAA0050.px/|title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY|website=stat.ee}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|www.parnumaa.ee}}
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| footnotes =
| demographics2_info1 = €1.587 billion (2022)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = €18,334 (2022)
| registration_plate = F
| iso_code = EE-68
| website = {{URL|www.parnumaa.ee}}
| footnotes =
}}
}}


'''Pärnu County''' ({{lang-et|Pärnu maakond}}), or '''''Pärnumaa''''' ({{lang-de|Kreis Pernau}}), is one of 15 [[Counties of Estonia|counties]] of [[Estonia]]. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of [[Gulf of Riga]], and borders [[Lääne County|Lääne]] and [[Rapla County|Rapla]] counties to the north, [[Järva County|Järva]] and [[Viljandi County|Viljandi]] counties to the east, and [[Latvia]] to the south. In January 2013 Pärnu County had a population of 81,428 – constituting 6.3% of the total population of Estonia.<ref name="County_population">{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0222&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1|title=Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January|date=1 January 2009|work=stat.ee|publisher=[[Statistics Estonia]]|accessdate=2009-10-18}}</ref>
'''Pärnu County''' ({{lang-et|Pärnu maakond}} or ''Pärnumaa''; {{lang-de|Kreis Pernau}}) is one of 15 [[counties of Estonia]]. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of [[Gulf of Riga]], and borders [[Lääne County|Lääne]] and [[Rapla County|Rapla]] counties to the north, [[Järva County|Järva]] and [[Viljandi County|Viljandi]] counties to the east, and [[Latvia]] to the south. In 2022, Pärnu County had a population of 85,705 – constituting 6.4% of the total population of Estonia.<ref name="County_population">{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0222&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1|title=Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January|date=1 January 2009|work=stat.ee|publisher=[[Statistics Estonia]]|access-date=2009-10-18}}</ref>


Pärnu County is the largest county of Estonia in terms of land area.
Pärnu County is the largest county of Estonia in terms of land area.
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== History ==
== History ==


In Pärnu county there is the oldest known human settlement in Estonia, which is the town of [[Sindi, Estonia|Sindi]], and it is {{convert|2|km|mi}} up the [[Pärnu River]], near the village of [[Pulli settlement|Pulli]]. It dates back to 8500 BCE in the [[Mesolithic]] historical period.
In Pärnu county, there is the oldest known human settlement in Estonia, which is the town of [[Sindi, Estonia|Sindi]], and it is {{convert|2|km|mi}} up the [[Pärnu River]], near the village of [[Pulli settlement|Pulli]]. It dates back to 8500 BCE in the [[Mesolithic]] historical period.


==County Government==
==County government==
The [[County Governments of Estonia|County Government]] (Estonian: ''Maavalitsus'') is led by a [[County Governors of Estonia|governor]] (Estonian: ''maavanem''), who is appointed by the [[Government of Estonia]] for a term of five years. Since 1 January 2010, the Governor position is held by [[Andres Metsoja]].
The [[administrative reform in Estonia]] abolished [[County Governments of Estonia|county governments]] by the end of 2017. Before that, counties were led by a [[County Governors of Estonia|governor]], who was appointed by the [[Government of Estonia]] for a term of five years.


Previous county governors:
== Tourism ==
* 1993–2009: [[Toomas Kivimägi]]
The city of [[Pärnu]] is a popular holiday resort for Estonians and increasingly for non-Estonians, e.g., from [[Sweden]], [[Finland]], [[Germany]], and [[Russia]].
* 2010–2015: [[Andres Metsoja]]
* 2015–2017: Kalev Kaljuste

== Tourism ==
The city of [[Pärnu]] is a popular [[holiday]] resort for Estonians and increasingly for non-Estonians, e.g., from Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Russia.


== Municipalities ==
== Municipalities ==
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{| class="wikitable sortable"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
|-
! Rank !! Municipality !! Type !! Population<br/>(2018)<ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti|url=http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|publisher=Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal|accessdate=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302200029/http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> !! Area<br/>km<sup>2</sup><ref name=population/> !! Density<ref name=population/>
! Rank !! Municipality !! Type !! Population<br />(2018)<ref name=population>{{cite web|title=Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti|url=http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|publisher=Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302200029/http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref>!! Area<br />km<sup>2</sup><ref name=population/> !! Density<ref name=population/>
|-
|-
|1 || [[Häädemeeste Parish]] || Rural || 4,985 || 494 || 10.1
|1 || [[Häädemeeste Parish]] || Rural || 4,985 || 494 || 10.1
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|4 || [[Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish]] || Rural || 8,435 || 1,013 || 8.3
|4 || [[Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish]] || Rural || 8,435 || 1,013 || 8.3
|-
|-
|5 || [[Pärnu]] || Urban || 51,649 || 855 || 60.4
|5 || [[Pärnu (urban municipality)|Pärnu]] || Urban || 51,649 || 855 || 60.4
|-
|-
|6 || [[Saarde Parish]] || Rural || 4,722 || 1,065 || 4.4
|6 || [[Saarde Parish]] || Rural || 4,722 || 1,065 || 4.4
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[[Image:Pärnu_municipalities_2017.png|thumb|right|250px|Municipalities of Pärnu County (since 2017)]]
[[Image:Pärnu_municipalities_2017.png|thumb|right|250px|Municipalities of Pärnu County (since 2017)]]

== Religion ==
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Pärnu County (2021) [https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21452]
|label1 = Unaffiliated
|value1 = 80.2
|color1 = White
|label2 = Lutheran
|value2 = 9.2
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = Orthodox
|value3 = 7.0
|color3 = Pink
|label4 = Others Christians
|value4 = 1.7
|color4 = LightBlue
|label5 = Others Religions or Unknown
|value5 = 1.9
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 =
|value6 =
|color6 =
}}
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Religious affiliations in Parnü County, census 2000–2021*<ref name=Census>Official census data from [[Statistics Estonia]]:
* 2000 Census:
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2000__usk/RL229/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2000 Census: RL229: Population by religion}}
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2000__usk/RL231/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2000 Census: RL231: Population by religion and ethnicity}}
* 2011 Census:
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL0451/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2011 Census: RL0451: Population by religion}}
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2011__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL0454/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2011 Census: RL0454: Population by religion and ethnicity}}
* 2021 Census:
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21451/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2021 Census: RL21451: Population by religion}}
** {{cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21454/table/tableViewLayout2|title=2021 Census: RL21454: Population by religion and ethnicity}}
</ref>
|-
! rowspan="2"|Religion
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2000
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2011
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2021
|-
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
! Number
! %
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;" | [[Christianity]] || 17,466|| 23.7|| 13,425|| 19.2|| 12,850||17.8
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Eastern Orthodox Church|Orthodox Christians]]</small> || 5,473|| 7.4|| 5,008|| 7.2|| 5,030||7.0
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Lutherans]]</small> || 10,899|| 14.8|| 7,274|| 10.4|| 6,590||9.2
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Catholics]]</small> || 208|| 0.2|| 157|| 0.2|| 170||0.2
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Baptists]]</small> || 323|| 0.4|| 219|| 0.3|| 180||0.2
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Jehovah's Witnesses]]</small> || 159|| 0.2|| 198|| 0.2|| 170||0.2
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Pentecostals]]</small> || 216|| 0.2|| 151|| 0.2|| 140||0.1
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Old Believers]]</small> || 9|| 0.01|| 14|| 0.02|| -||-
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Methodists]]</small> || 71|| 0.09|| 54|| 0.07|| 90||0.1
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—[[Adventists]]</small> || 108|| 0.1|| 77|| 0.1|| 60||0.08
|-
|style="background:#E0F0FF;"| <small>—Other Christians</small> || -|| -|| 273|| 0.3|| 420||0.5
|-
|style="background:#E0FFD0;"| [[Islam]] || 28|| 0.03|| 32|| 0.05|| 150||0.2
|-
| style="background:#FFFFC0;" | [[Buddhism]]|| -|| -|| 81|| 0.1|| 150||0.2
|-
| style="background:#F0E0FF;" | Other religions<small>**</small>|| 359|| 0.4|| 576|| 0.2|| 1,020||1.4
|-
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" | [[Irreligion|No religion]]|| 30,849|| 42.0|| 45,062|| 64.7|| 49,220||68.4
|-
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" | Not stated<small>***</small>|| 24,785|| 33.7|| 10,412|| 14.9|| 8,510||11.8
|-
! Total population<small>*</small> || colspan="2" | 73,487|| colspan="2" | 69,587|| colspan="2" |71,950
|-
| colspan="7" | '''*'''<small>The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.</small><ref name="Census" /><br /><small>".</small><ref name="Census" />
|}


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
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File:Villageroad.JPG|Country road on the island of [[Kihnu]]
File:Villageroad.JPG|Country road on the island of [[Kihnu]]
File:Sauga River.jpg|[[Sauga]] river
File:Sauga River.jpg|[[Sauga]] river


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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category| Pärnu County}}
{{Commons category| Pärnu County}}
*[http://www.parnumaa.ee Pärnu County] Official website
*[http://www.parnumaa.ee Pärnu County] Official website
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050828224242/http://www.mv.parnu.ee/ Pärnu County Government] (in Estonian)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20050828224242/http://www.mv.parnu.ee/ Pärnu County Government] (in Estonian)
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Latest revision as of 21:54, 27 May 2024

Pärnu County
Pärnumaa
County
Flag of Pärnu County
Flag
Coat of arms of Pärnu County
Coat of arms
Location of Pärnu County
CountryEstonia
CapitalPärnu
Area
 • Total4,806.68 km2 (1,855.87 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total85,705
 • Rank4th
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians89.5%
 • Russians6.8%
 • other3.3%
GDP
[2]
 • Total€1.587 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€18,334 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-68
Vehicle registrationF
Websitewww.parnumaa.ee

Pärnu County (Estonian: Pärnu maakond or Pärnumaa; German: Kreis Pernau) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south. In 2022, Pärnu County had a population of 85,705 – constituting 6.4% of the total population of Estonia.[1]

Pärnu County is the largest county of Estonia in terms of land area.

History[edit]

In Pärnu county, there is the oldest known human settlement in Estonia, which is the town of Sindi, and it is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) up the Pärnu River, near the village of Pulli. It dates back to 8500 BCE in the Mesolithic historical period.

County government[edit]

The administrative reform in Estonia abolished county governments by the end of 2017. Before that, counties were led by a governor, who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years.

Previous county governors:

Tourism[edit]

The city of Pärnu is a popular holiday resort for Estonians and increasingly for non-Estonians, e.g., from Sweden, Finland, Germany, and Russia.

Municipalities[edit]

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) and six rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Pärnu County.

Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[3]		 Area
km2[3]		 Density[3]
1 Häädemeeste Parish Rural 4,985 494 10.1
2 Kihnu Parish Rural 702 17 41.3
3 Lääneranna Parish Rural 5,494 1,352 4.1
4 Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish Rural 8,435 1,013 8.3
5 Pärnu Urban 51,649 855 60.4
6 Saarde Parish Rural 4,722 1,065 4.4
7 Tori Parish Rural 11,694 611 19.1
Municipalities of Pärnu County (since 2017)

Religion[edit]

Religion in Pärnu County (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (80.2%)
  Lutheran (9.2%)
  Orthodox (7.0%)
  Others Christians (1.7%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (1.9%)
Religious affiliations in Parnü County, census 2000–2021*[4]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number % Number % Number %
Christianity 17,466 23.7 13,425 19.2 12,850 17.8
—Orthodox Christians 5,473 7.4 5,008 7.2 5,030 7.0
—Lutherans 10,899 14.8 7,274 10.4 6,590 9.2
—Catholics 208 0.2 157 0.2 170 0.2
—Baptists 323 0.4 219 0.3 180 0.2
—Jehovah's Witnesses 159 0.2 198 0.2 170 0.2
—Pentecostals 216 0.2 151 0.2 140 0.1
—Old Believers 9 0.01 14 0.02 - -
—Methodists 71 0.09 54 0.07 90 0.1
—Adventists 108 0.1 77 0.1 60 0.08
—Other Christians - - 273 0.3 420 0.5
Islam 28 0.03 32 0.05 150 0.2
Buddhism - - 81 0.1 150 0.2
Other religions** 359 0.4 576 0.2 1,020 1.4
No religion 30,849 42.0 45,062 64.7 49,220 68.4
Not stated*** 24,785 33.7 10,412 14.9 8,510 11.8
Total population* 73,487 69,587 71,950
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[4]
".[4]

Geography[edit]

Gallery[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. ^ a b c Official census data from Statistics Estonia:

External links[edit]

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