Jõgeva County

Infobox_Maakond
name=Jõgeva
fullname=Jõgeva maakond

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capital=Jõgeva
governor=Aivar Kokk
area=2,604
arearank=10th
population_as_of=2004
population=37,647
populationrank=9th
populationdensity=14.5
densityrank=11th
isocode=EE-49

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Jõgeva County ( _et. Jõgeva maakond), or "Jõgevamaa", is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north. 2.8% of the total population of Estonia live in Jõgeva County.

History

County Government

The County Government (Estonian: "Maavalitsus") is led by a Governor (Estonian: "maavanem"), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2004, the Governor position is held by Aivar Kokk.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: "linnad" - towns) and 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: "vallad" - parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Urban municipalities:
*Jõgeva
*Mustvee
*PõltsamaaRural municipalities:
*Jõgeva
*Kasepää
*Pajusi
*Pala
*Palamuse
*Puurmani
*Põltsamaa
*Saare
*Tabivere
*Torma

External links

* [http://www.jogevamaa.ee/ Jõgeva County] - Official website (in Estonian)

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