Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties

Counties of Estonia

A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the national government at the regional level...

 of Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru literally holds the largest...

 to the north-east, Lake Peipus

Lake Peipus

Lake Peipus, ) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St...

 to the east, Tartu County

Tartu County

Tartu County , or Tartumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia.It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County....

 to the south, Viljandi County

Viljandi County

Viljandi County , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. 55,657 people live in Viljandi County – constituting 4.2% of the total population in Estonia ....

 to the south-west, Järva County

Järva County

Järva County , or Järvamaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the...

 to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north. 36,780 people live in Jõgeva County – constituting 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).

County government

The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a Governor

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 (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2004, the Governor position has been held by Aivar Kokk.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities

Municipalities of Estonia

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. There are 3 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 10 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Urban municipalities:

• Jõgeva
  Jõgeva
  Jõgeva is a small town in Estonia with a population of around 6000 people. It is the administrative centre of Jõgeva County.It is known as the coldest place in Estonia with the lowest temperature of...
  
  
• Mustvee
  Mustvee
  Mustvee is a town and municipality in Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus in Jõgeva County. Its population of 1,600 is approximately half Estonian and half Russian. The name of Mustvee was first recorded in 1343 at the time of reign of Livonian order. It became a haven for Russian Old...
  
  
• Põltsamaa
  Põltsamaa
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Rural municipalities:

• Jõgeva
  Jõgeva Parish
  Jõgeva Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 5340 and an area of 458 km² .- Villages :...
  
  
• Kasepää
  Kasepää Parish
  Kasepää is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 1381 and an area of 40.87 km².-Villages:Kaasiku, Kasepää, Kükita, Metsaküla, Nõmme, Omedu, Raja and Tiheda.- External links :...
  
  
• Pajusi
  Pajusi Parish
  Pajusi is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 1623 and an area of 232.4 km².-Villages:Pajusi Parish has 23 villages:...
  
  
• Pala
• Palamuse
  Palamuse Parish
  Palamuse is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2,509 and an area of 216 km².-Populated places:Palamuse Parish has one small borough, Palamuse, and 25 villages: Änkküla, Eerikvere, Ehavere, Imukvere, Järvepera, Kaarepere, Kaiavere, Kassivere, Kivimäe, Kudina,...
  
  
• Puurmani
• Põltsamaa
  Põltsamaa Parish
  Põltsamaa is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 and an area of 416.9 km² .-Villages:...
  
  
• Saare
  Saare Parish
  Saare is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 1,391 and an area of 224.7 km².-Villages:Saare Parish has 22 villages: Halliku , Jaama , Kääpa , Kallivere , Kiisli , Koseveski , Levala , Maardla , Nautrasi , Odivere , Pällu , Pedassaare , Putu , Ruskavere ,...
  
  
• Tabivere
  Tabivere Parish
  Tabivere is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2468 and an area of 201 km².-Villages:Elistvere - Juula - Kaiavere - Kaitsemõisa - Kärksi - Kassema - Kõduküla - Kõnnujõe - Koogi - Kõrenduse - Lilu - Maarja-Magdaleena - Otslava - Õvanurme - Pataste -...
  
  
• Torma
  Torma Parish
  Torma Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2,472 and an area of 349.3 km².-Villages:Iravere - Kantküla - Kodismaa - Koimula - Kõnnu - Leedi - Liikatku - Lilastvere - Näduvere - Ookatku - Oti - Rääbise - Rassiku - Reastvere - Sätsuvere - Tähkvere -...
  
  

External links

• Jõgeva County – Official website (in Estonian)