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Tartu County

Tartu County
Tartumaa
Coat of arms of Tartu County
Location of Tartu County
Country Estonia
Capital Tartu
Government
 • GovernorReno Laidre (as of 29 February 2016)
Area
 • Total
2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
157,758
 • Rank2nd
 • Density53/km2 (140/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians84.4%
 • Russians10.1%
 • other2.9%
GDP
 • Total€4.186 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€26,151 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-79
Vehicle registrationT
Websitewww.tartumaa.ee

Tartu County (Estonian: Tartu maakond 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.

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.

  1. ^ a b "Estonia's natural increase in 2010 was positive again after 20 years". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 25 April 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-03.
  2. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.

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