Pala Commune
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Pala Parish is a rural municipality
Municipalities of Estonia
A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country....

 in eastern 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 a part of Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County , 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 municipality has a population of 1,363 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 156.71 km². The population density is 8.7 inhabitants per km². There is a total of 23 villages in Pala Parish.

Administrative centre of the municipality is Pala village with population of 276. It was first mentioned in 1582 as Pallawes. There are a school, a musical school, a library and a cultural centre in Pala village.

Settlements

Villages:
Assikvere - Äteniidi - Haavakivi - Kadrina - Kirtsi - Kodavere
Kodavere
Kodavere is a village in Pala Parish, Jõgeva County, Estonia. It lies on the shore of Lake Peipus....

 - Kokanurga - Lümati - Metsanurga - Moku - Nõva - Pala - Perametsa - Piibumäe - Piirivarbe - Punikvere - Raatvere - Ranna - Sääritsa - Sassukvere - Sõõru
Sooru
Sooru is a village in Tõlliste Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It's located about 10 km northeast of the town of Valga. Sooru has a population of 295 and an area of 14.62 km². Sooru borders the Väike Emajõgi River on its northeastern side.Sooru Manor was first mentioned in 1388 as Sore...

 - Tagumaa - Vea

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