- Valga County
Infobox_Maakond
name=Valga
fullname=Valga maakond
capital=Valga, Estonia
governor=Georg Trašanov
area=2,044
arearank=14th
population_as_of=2004
population=35,059
populationrank=12th
populationdensity=17.2
densityrank=6th
isocode=EE-82Valga County ( _et. Valga maakond), or "Valgamaa", is one of 15 counties of
Estonia . Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and bordersPõlva County andVõru County to the east,Latvia to the south and to the west,Viljandi County andTartu County to the north. 2.6% of the total population of Estonia live in Valga County.History
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 byGeorg Trašanov .Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: "linnad" - towns) and 11 rural municipalities (Estonian: "vallad" - parishes) in Valga County.Urban municipalities:
*Tõrva
*ValgaRural municipalities:
*Helme
*Hummuli
*Karula
*Otepää
*Palupera
*Puka
*Põdrala
*Sangaste
*Taheva
*Tõlliste
*ÕruGeography
Miscellaneous topics
External links
* [http://www.valgamv.ee/web.nsf Valga County] Official Website
* [http://www.valgamaa.ee/ Valgamaa] - Official websiteTemplate group
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