Tartu County
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Tartu County (Estonian: Tartu maakond or Tartumaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia.
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Tartu County
Tartumaa | |
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Country | Estonia |
Capital | Tartu |
Government | |
• Governor | Reno Laidre (as of 29 February 2016) |
Area | |
• Total | 2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi) |
Population (2022[1]) | |
• Total | 157,758 |
• Rank | 2nd |
• Density | 53/km2 (140/sq mi) |
Ethnicity | |
• Estonians | 84.4% |
• Russians | 10.1% |
• other | 2.9% |
GDP | |
• Total | €4.186 billion (2022) |
• Per capita | €26,151 (2022) |
ISO 3166 code | EE-79 |
Vehicle registration | T |
Website | www |
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It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is 2,992.74 km2 (1,155.50 sq mi), which covers 6.9% of the territory of Estonia. In 2022 Tartu County had a population of 157,758 – constituting 11.9% of the total population in Estonia.[1] The city of Tartu is the centre of the county located at a distance of 186 km (116 mi) from Tallinn. Tartu County is divided into 8 local governments – 1 urban and 7 rural municipalities.