Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Valga
Governor	Georg Trašanov
Area	2,044 km² (14th)
Population (as of 2004)  - Density	35,059 (12th) 17.2/km² (6th)
ISO 3166-2	EE-82

Valga County (Estonian: Valga maakond), or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu County to the north. Image File history File links Valgamaa_flag. ... Image File history File links Valgamaa_coatofarms. ... The flags of the 15 Counties of Estonia are all white and green, with the Coat of Arms of the respective County on the white part. ... The coats of arms of the 15 Counties of Estonia are presented below. ... In politics, a capital (also called capital city or political capital — although the latter phrase has a second meaning based on an alternative sense of capital) is the principal city or town associated with a countrys government. ... County Valga County Mayor Margus Lepik Area 16. ... Are you kidding?, this is solid truth here, nothing escapes the eyes of Gov!!!, not even. ... Georg TraÅ¡anov is the current governor of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... ISO 3166-2:EE Here is the list of the ISO 3166-2 codes for the counties of Estonia. ... Image File history File links Valgamaa. ... A County (est: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. ... Põlvamaa is a county of Estonia. ... Capital Võru Governor Ãœlo Tulik Area 2,305 km² (12th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 38,967 (7th) 16. ... Viljandi County or Viljandimaa (Estonian: Viljandi maakond or Viljandimaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Capital Tartu Governor Esta Tamm Area 2,993 km² (6th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 148,872 (3rd) 49. ...

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 by Georg Trašanov. The Council of Ministers of Estonia or The Government of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. ... Georg TraÅ¡anov is the current governor of the Estonian county of Valga. ...

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 11 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - communes) in Valga County. This is a list of the rural municipalities (vallad, singular - vald) of Estonia. ...

Urban municipalities:

• Tõrva
• Valga

Rural municipalities: County Valga County Mayor Üllar Mölder Area 4. ... County Valga County Mayor Margus Lepik Area 16. ...

• Helme
• Hummuli
• Karula
• Otepää
• Palupera
• Puka
• Põdrala
• Sangaste
• Taheva
• Tõlliste
• Õru

Helme is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Hummuli is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Karula is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... County Valga County Mayor Aivar Nigol Area 217. ... Palupera is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Puka is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Põdrala is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Sangaste is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Taheva is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Tõlliste is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ... Õru is a rural municipality of the Estonian county of Valga. ...

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External link

• Valgamaa - Official website

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Counties of Estonia

Harju • Hiiu • Ida-Viru • Järva • Jõgeva • Lääne • Lääne-Viru • Pärnu • Põlva • Rapla • Saare • Tartu • Valga • Viljandi • Võru A County (est: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Estonia. ... Capital Tallinn Governor Värner Lootsmann Area 4,333 km² (2nd) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 521,410 (1st) 120. ... Capital Kärdla Governor Hannes Maasel Area 1,023 km² (15th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 10,289 (15th) 10. ... Capital Jõhvi Governor Ago Silde Area 3,364 km² (5th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 174,809 (2nd) 52/km² (2nd) ISO 3166-2 EE-44 Ida-Viru County (est: Ida-Viru maakond), or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. ... Järva County or Järvamaa (Estonian: Järva maakond or Järvamaa) is one of the counties of Estonia. ... Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond or Jõgevamaa) is one of the counties of Estonia. ... Lääne County, or Lääne maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Lääne-Viru County, Western Virumaa or Western Vironia (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Pärnu County (Estonian: Pärnumaa) is a County (maakond) in the country of Estonia. ... Põlvamaa is a county of Estonia. ... Capital Rapla Governor Tõnis Blank Area 2,980 km² (7th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 37,093 (10th) 12. ... Saare County, or Saare maakond, is a county or maakond of Estonia. ... Capital Tartu Governor Esta Tamm Area 2,993 km² (6th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 148,872 (3rd) 49. ... Viljandi County or Viljandimaa (Estonian: Viljandi maakond or Viljandimaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Capital Võru Governor Ãœlo Tulik Area 2,305 km² (12th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 38,967 (7th) 16. ...