Tartu County : Estonia

Tartu County : Estonia
Tartu County (Estonian: Tartumaa), is a county or maakond in the country of Estonia.
It is located in eastern Estonia bordering to Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County.
The area of Tartu County is 2,992.74 km², which covers 6.9% of the territory of Estonia. The population of the county is 148,992, which is 11.0% of the population of Estonia. The city of Tartu is the centre of the county located at a distance of 186 km from Tallinn. Tartu County is divided into 22 local governments — 3 cities and 19 rural municipalities.
Geography
Tartu County lies in South Estonia, between Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipsi. Tartu County is also situated at the crossing of the international routes St.Petersburg-Riga-Berlin and Stockholm-Tallinn-Pskov-Moscow. Estonia’s only navigable river, River Emajõgi (100 km long), flows through the county, connecting Lake Peipsi and Lake Võrtsjärv.
Wavy plains are typical landscapes of Tartu County. One third of the county is covered with forests, a third is cultivated. A quarter is made up of wetlands at the headwaters and lower course of the Emajõgi. In the northern part of the county, there are drumlin fields with lakes between them. Nature preserves take up about 10% of the county’s territory.
Municipalities
Tartu County is divided into 22 local governments — 3 towns and 19 rural municipalities.
Urban municipalities:
Elva
Kallaste
Tartu
Rural municipalities:
Alatskivi
Haaslava
Kambja
Konguta
Laeva
Luunja
Meeksi
Mäksa
Nõo
Peipsiääre
Piirissaare
Puhja
Rannu
Rõngu
Tartu
Tähtvere
Vara
Võnnu
Ülenurme