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Pärnu County (Estonian: Pärnumaa) is a County (maakond) in the country of Estonia.
It is located in the southwest of Estonia bordering to Lääne County, and to the Baltic Sea. Across the Gulf of Riga, there is the island of Saaremaa.
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| Capital | Pärnu 58°23'9" N, 24°30'0" E | ||||
| Governor | Toomas Kivimägi | ||||
| Area | 4,807 km² (1st) | ||||
| Population - 2004 estimate - 2000 census - Density | 89,660 (4th) 91,212 18.7/km² (5th) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | EE-67 | ||||
| Missing image Parnumaa.gif Location of Pärnu County | |||||
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History
County Government
The County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is lead by a Governor (maavanem).
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
There are 4 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 19 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
- Are
- Audru
- Halinga
- Häädemeeste
- Kaisma
- Kihnu
- Koonga
- Lavassaare
- Paikuse
- Saarde
- Sauga
- Surju
- Tahkuranna
- Tali
- Tootsi
- Tori
- Tõstamaa
- Varbla
- Vändra
Geography
Miscellaneous topics
External links
- http://www.parnumaa.ee Pärnum County (official site)
- http://www.parnu.ee City of Pärnu (official site)