The counties of Estonia (Eesti maakonnad) are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands.

Rank County Area (km&) % Density 1 Pärnumaa: 4,807: 10.9%: 18.2 2 Harjumaa: 4,333: 9.8%: 149.1 3 Lääne-Virumaa: 3,465: 7.8%: 17.1 4 Viljandimaa: 3,423: 7.6%: 13.3

2021年2月24日 · Estonia (officially, the Republic of Estonia) is divided into 15 counties (maakonnad, sing. maakond) and further into 64 parishes or municipalities. The counties are: Harju, Hiiu, Ida-Viru, Jarva, Jogeva, Laane, Laane-Viru, Parnu, Polva, Rapla, Saare, Tartu, Valga, Viljandi, and Voru.

Since administrative reform in 2017, there are in total 79 local governments, including 15 towns and 64 rural municipalities. All municipalities have equal legal status and form part of a county, which is a state administrative unit. [1] .

The official capital of Estonia is Tallinn in the county of Harju, while the city of Tartu (located in a county of the same name) is considered the cultural capital of Estonia. You can find interesting facts about each of the 15 Estonian counties and use this map quiz to nail down their exact locations. Log in to save your results.

The counties of Estonia are basically the administrative sub-divisions of Estonia. The counties in Estonia are also divided into a number of rural and urban municipalities. A governor is appointed by the government of Estonia for each county for a term of five years.

See the Municipalities of Estonia page. The counties are divided into linnad (sing. linn: towns) and vallad (sing. vald: parishes). In 1997 there were 254 towns and parishes. The parishes are further subdivided into alevid (alev: borough), alevikud (alevik: small borough), and külad (küla: village).

Estonia: Counties, Cities and Towns with population statistics, maps, charts, weather and web information.

Estonia is divided into 15 counties – 13 on the mainland and 2 on the islands. These counties are further subdivided into 213 municipalities. Each county has its unique demographic, economic, and cultural characteristics.

Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments (maavalitsus) were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences.