Võru County

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native_name = _et. "Võrumaa"
conventional_long_name = Võru County
common_name = Estonia
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largest_city = capital
official_languages = Estonian¹
government_type = County Government
leader_title1 = County Governor
leader_name1 = Ülo Tulik
leader_title2 = Mayor of the capital
leader_name2 = - (Linnapea)
sovereignty_type = Establishment
sovereignty_note = 1920
established_event1 = 1st Soviet occupation
established_date1 = 1940-1941
established_event2 = German occupation
established_date2 = 1941-1944
established_event3 = 2nd Soviet occupation
established_date3 = 1944-1991
established_event4 = Restored
established_date4 = 1990
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area_km2 = 2,305
area_sq_mi = 1,150
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area_magnitude = 1 E10
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population_estimate = ca. 40,000
population_estimate_year = Jan. 01, 2008
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population_census = 39,696
population_census_year = 2004
population_density_km2 = 16,9
population_density_sq_mi = 9
population_density_rank = 7th
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currency = Estonian kroon
currency_code = EEK
time_zone = EET
utc_offset = +2
time_zone_DST = EEST
utc_offset_DST = +3
cctld = .ee
calling_code = 372
ISO_3166-1_alpha2 = EE
ISO_3166-1_alpha3 = EST
ISO_3166-1_numeric = ?
alt_sport_code = EST
vehicle_code = EST
aircraft_code = EST
demonym = Estonian
footnote1 = Võro and Seto are spoken in Võrumaa along with Estonian.

Võrumaa ( _en. Võru County),(Võro: "Võro maakund") officially, "Võru maakond", is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation. The territory of Võrumaa covers 2,305 km² and is influenced by a temperate seasonal climate. 2.9% of the total population of Estonia lives in the county.

History

Võrumaa in its historical borders included eight parishes: Karula, Hargla, Urvaste, Rõuge, Kanepi, Põlva, Räpinä and Vastseliina. These parishes are currently centered (due to redistricting) in Võru and Põlva Counties with parts extending into Valga and Tartu Counties.

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. Since 2005 the Governor position is taken by Ülo Tulik.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There is 1 urban municipality (Estonian: "linn" - town) and 12 rural municipalities (Estonian: "vallad" - parishes) in Võru County.Urban municipality:
*Võru

Rural municipalities:
*Antsla
*Haanja
*Lasva
*Meremäe
*Misso
*Mõniste
*Rõuge
*Sõmerpalu
*Urvaste
*Varstu
*Vastseliina
*Võru

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

The Võro language is the local autochthonous language spoken also in Põlva County and some parts of Valga and Tartu County. Linguistically it is a variety of South Estonian language but most local people consider it a separate languageFact|date=September 2008.

References

* Hella Keem (1997): Võru keel. Eesti teaduste akadeemia Emakeele selts. Tallinn.
* Aune Valk (2000): Võrokeste identiteedist. Kadri Koreinik, Jan Rahman (toim.) A kiilt rahvas kynõlõs.. Võrokeste keelest, kommetest, identiteedist (lk. 39-56). Võro Instituut'. Võro.

External links

* [http://www.vorumaa.ee/ Võrumaa] - Official site
* [http://www.werro.ee/ Võru Maavalitsus] - Võru County Government site
* [http://www.wi.ee Võro Institute]

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