Viljandi County

Infobox_Maakond
name=Viljandi
fullname=Viljandi maakond

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capital=Viljandi
governor=Kalle Küttis
area=3,422
arearank=4th
population_as_of= 2004
population=56,854
populationrank=6th
populationdensity=16.6
densityrank=8th
isocode=EE-84

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Viljandi County (Estonian: "Viljandi maakond" or "Viljandimaa"), is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. 4.2% of the total population of Estonia live in Viljandi County.

History

Viljandimaa, under the German name of Fellin, was an important centre of commerce and power in the Middle Ages — there are a number of castle ruins there.

County Government

The County Government ( _et. Maavalitsus) is led by Governor ( _et. maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Currently the Governor position is held by Kalle Küttis.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: "linnad" - towns) and 12 rural municipalities (Estonian: "vallad" - parishes) in Viljandi County.

Urban municipalities:
*Mõisaküla
*Viljandi
*VõhmaRural municipalities:
*Abja
*Halliste
*Karksi
*Kolga-Jaani
*Kõo
*Kõpu
*Paistu
*Pärsti
*Saarepeedi
*Suure-Jaani
*Tarvastu
*Viiratsi

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External links

* [http://www.viljandimaa.ee/ Viljandimaa] - Official website
* [http://mv.viljandimaa.ee/ Viljandi County Government] (in Estonian)

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