Abja Parish

{{Short description|Municipality of Estonia}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Abja Parish

| native_name = Abja vald

| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = Abja-Paluoja postkontor.jpg

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Abja-Paluoja post office

| image_flag = AbjaParish_Flag.svg

| flag_size = 75px

| image_shield = Coat of Arms of Abja.svg

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti abja vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Abja Parish in 2009 within Viljandi County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Viljandi County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Abja-Paluoja

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 290.21

| population_total = 2719

| population_as_of = 01.01.2009

| population_density_km2 = auto

| website = [http://www.abja.ee www.abja.ee]

}}

Abja Parish ({{langx|et|Abja vald}}) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it had a population of 2,719 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of {{convert|290.21|km²|0|abbr=on}}.{{cite web|url=http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Po0291&ti=POPULATION+NUMBER%2C+AREA+AND+DENSITY+BY+ADMINISTRATIVE+UNIT+OR+TYPE+OF+SETTLEMENT%2C+1+JANUARY&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1|title=Population figure and composition|publisher=www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia|accessdate=27 January 2010}}

After the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Abja Parish was merged with Halliste and Karksi parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish.{{cite web|title=MUUDATUSED VALLASISESTE LINNADE, ALEVITE, ALEVIKE JA KÜLADE NIMISTUS|url=http://www.eki.ee/knn/asmuu.htm|publisher=EKI|accessdate=5 November 2017|language=Estonian}}