Järva County

Järva County
Järva County
	County of Estonia
	Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Paide
Government
• Governor	Alo Aasma[1]
Area
• Total	2,459.58 km2 (949.65 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2017[2])
• Total	30,841
• Rank	12th
• Density	13/km2 (32/sq mi)
Ethnicity
• Estonians	94.8%
• Ukrainians	0.9%
• Finns	0.6%
ISO 3166 code	EE-51
Vehicle registration	P
Website	jarva.maavalitsus.ee

Järva County (Estonian: Järva maakond), or Järvamaa (German: Jerwen, Latin: Jervia), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in the central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In January 2009, Järva County had a population of 29,940 – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia.[2]

History

In the first centuries AD political and administrative subdivisions began to emerge. Two larger subdivisions appeared: the parish (kihelkond) and the county (maakond). The parish consisted of several villages. Nearly all parishes had at least one fortress. The defense of the local area was directed by the highest official, the parish elder. The county was composed of several parishes, also headed by an elder. By the 13th century the following major districts had developed in Estonia: Saaremaa (Osilia), Läänemaa (Rotalia or Maritima), Harjumaa (Harria), Rävala (Revalia), Virumaa (Vironia), Järvamaa (Jervia), Sakala (Saccala), and Ugandi (Ugaunia).[3]

County Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Currently the Governor position is held by Alo Aasma.[1]

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are two rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) and one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) in Järva County. There are 217 villages in Järvamaa.

Municipalities of Järva County

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)[4]	Area km²[4]	Density[4]
1	Järva Parish	Rural	9,121	1,223	7.5
2	Paide	Urban	10,898	443	24.6
3	Türi Parish	Rural	11,063	1,009	11.0

Images

Seidla windmills
Tarvasjõgi river in Kõrvemaa Nature Park
Albu Parish manor stone bridge on the Ambla river
Roosna-Alliku manor
Järva-Peetri church
Lake Väinjärv
Laupa manor
Paide Town Hall
Paide Castle

References

"Maavanem". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
"Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
Estonia and the Estonians (Studies of Nationalities) Toivo U. Raun p.11 ISBN 0-8179-2852-9
"Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

External links

Official website (in Estonian)
Järvamaa Tourist Information

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[maavanem-1] "Maavanem". Retrieved 24 September 2015.

[County_population-2] "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.

[3] Estonia and the Estonians (Studies of Nationalities) Toivo U. Raun p.11 ISBN 0-8179-2852-9

[population-4] "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.