:Pala Parish

{{Short description|Former municipality of Estonia}}

{{Primary sources|date=August 2007}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Pala Parish

| native_name = Pala vald

| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = Lümati künnapuu.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Lümati elm tree

| image_flag = Pala valla lipp.gif

| flag_size = 85px

| image_shield = Pala valla vapp.gif

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti pala vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Pala Parish within Jõgeva County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Jõgeva County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Pala

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 156.71

| population_total = 1363

| population_as_of = 01.01.2004

| population_density_km2 = auto

| website = {{URL|http://www.pala.ee}}

}}

Pala Parish ({{langx|et|Pala vald}}) is a former rural municipality in eastern Estonia. It was a part of Jõgeva County. The municipality had a population of 1,363 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 156.71 km². The population density was 8.7 inhabitants per km². There was a total of 23 villages in Pala Parish.

Administrative centre of the municipality was Pala 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.{{Cite web|url=http://www.worldpoi.com/estonia/jogeva-county/pala/pala.html|title=WorldPOI - Pala|website=www.worldpoi.com|access-date=2019-12-14}} Pala Parish is also described as being in a better overall condition then other parishes around the area.{{Cite web|url=https://news.postimees.ee/4006297/successful-small-parishes-weak-point-of-administrative-reform|title=Successful small parishes weak point of administrative reform|date=2017-02-07|website=Estonian news - news.postimees.ee|language=en|access-date=2019-12-14}}