Jõgeva County
{{Short description|County of Estonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Jõgeva County
| native_name = {{lang|et|Jõgevamaa}}
| settlement_type = County
| image_skyline = Põltsamaa linnuse varemed 2.jpg
| caption = Põltsamaa Castle
| image_flag = Jõgevamaa lipp.svg
| flag_size = 125px
| image_shield = Jõgevamaa vapp.svg
| shield_size = 75px
| image_map = Jõgeva County in Estonia.svg
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = Estonia
| seat_type = Capital
| seat = Jõgeva
| area_total_km2 = 2603.83
| population_total = 27857
| population_as_of = 2022
| population_footnotes = {{cite web|url=https://www.stat.ee/ppe-1167414|title = Jõgeva maakond - Valik andmeid - Piirkondlik portree Eestist}}
| population_rank = 10th
| population_density_km2 = auto
| demographics_type1 = Ethnicity
| demographics1_footnotes =
| demographics1_title1 = Estonians
| demographics1_info1 = 91.4%
| demographics1_title2 = Russians
| demographics1_info2 = 6.7%
| demographics1_title3 = other
| demographics1_info3 = 1.9%
| demographics_type2 = GDP
| demographics2_footnotes = {{Cite web|url=https://andmed.stat.ee:443/pxweb/en/stat/stat__majandus__rahvamajanduse-arvepidamine__sisemajanduse-koguprodukt-(skp)__regionaalne-sisemajanduse-koguprodukt/RAA0050.px/|title=GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY|website=stat.ee}}
| demographics2_title1 = Total
| demographics2_info1 = €466 million (2022)
| demographics2_title2 = Per capita
| demographics2_info2 = €16,768 (2022)
| iso_code = EE-50
| registration_plate = J
| footnotes =
}}
Jõgeva County ({{langx|et|Jõgeva maakond}} or Jõgevamaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
History
Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.{{cite web|url=http://entsyklopeedia.ee/artikkel/j%C3%B5gevamaa3 |title=Jõgeva maakond - Eesti Entsüklopeedia |publisher=Entsyklopeedia.ee |date=2017-01-19 |accessdate=2022-05-05}}
= County government =
Previously the county government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) was led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2017, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From January 1, 2018 county governments were shut down in Estonia.
Municipalities
File:Jõgeva municipalities 2017.png
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.
| class="wikitable sortable" | |||||
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018){{cite web|title=Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti|url=http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|publisher=Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal|access-date=2 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302200029/http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm|archive-date=2 March 2019|url-status=dead}} | Area km2 | Density |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jõgeva Parish | Rural | 13,889 | 1,038 | 13.4 |
| 2 | Mustvee Parish | Rural | 5,643 | 615 | 9.2 |
| 3 | Põltsamaa Parish | Rural | 10,012 | 891 | 11.2 |
Religion
The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Jõgeva County: Jõgeva, Kursi, Laiuse, Lohusuu, Avinurme, Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery.{{cite web|url=https://eelk.ee/contact/congregations/|title=The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Congregations.|access-date= 8 February 2025}}
Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere.{{cite web |url=http://www.orthodoxa.org/EE/estonieEE/clergeparoisses/paroissesEE.htm/|title=Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik. Kogudused.|access-date= 8 February 2025}} An Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate{{cite web
|url=https://et.orthodox.ee/|title=Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik. Kontaktid.|access-date=8 February 2025}}
The congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate.
Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita.{{cite web |url=http://starover.ee/EE/estonieEE/clergeparoisses/paroissesEE.htm/|title=Vene vanaususlised Eestis. Kogudused.|access-date=8 February 2025}}
There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.
| class="wikitable"
|+ Religious affiliations in Jõgeva County, census 2000–2021*Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
| ||||||
| rowspan="2"|Religion
! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2000 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2011 ! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"|2021 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number
! % ! Number ! % ! Number ! % | ||||||
| style="background:#E0F0FF;" | Christianity | 7,815 | 25.8 | 5,504 | 20.5 | 4,640 | 19.3 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Orthodox Christians | 954 | 3.2 | 1,081 | 4.0 | 1,160 | 4.8 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Lutherans | 5,982 | 19.7 | 3,686 | 13.8 | 2,690 | 11,2 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Catholics | 37 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.1 | 140 | 0.5 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Baptists | 58 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.3 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Jehovah's Witnesses | 95 | 0.3 | 110 | 0.4 | 100 | 0.4 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Pentecostals | 14 | 0.04 | 29 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.1 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Old Believers | 600 | 2.0 | 404 | 1.5 | 360 | 1.5 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Methodists | 11 | 0.04 | 7 | 0.02 | -| | |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Adventists | 64 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.1 |
| style="background:#E0F0FF;"| —Other Christians | - | - | 37 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.1 |
| style="background:#E0FFD0;"| Islam | 7 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.02 | - | |
| style="background:#FFFFC0;" | Buddhism | - | - | 16 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.04 |
| style="background:#F0E0FF;" | Other religions** | 106 | 0.3 | 186 | 0.7 | 260 | 1.0 |
| style="background:#F5F5F5;" | No religion | 12,838 | 42.4 | 17,505 | 65.5 | 16,370 | 68.3 |
| style="background:#DCDCDC;" | Not stated*** | 9,514 | 31.4 | 3,497 | 13.1 | 2,630 | 11.0 |
| Total population* || colspan="2" | 30,280|| colspan="2" | 26,721|| colspan="2" |23,940 | ||||||
| colspan="7" | *The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age. ". |
See also
Images
Jõgeva parish.jpg|Central Jõgeva parish
Kuremaa mõisa peahoone.jpg|Main building of Kuremaa manor
Kuremaa mõisa tuuleveski.jpg|Kuremaa windmill
Torma kirik3.jpg|Torma Church
Kaiu järv 26-05-2012.JPG|Kaiu Lake
Laiuse linnuse varemed1.jpg|Laiuse Castle ruins
Palamuse kihelkonnakooli hoone.jpg|Palamuse parish school
Jõgeva bussijaam.JPG|Jõgeva bus station
Mustvee kirik.JPG|Mustvee Church
23980KursiKirik.jpg|Kursi Church
Lustivere mõisa peahoone 19-05-2013.jpg|Main building of Lustivere manor
Betti Alveri muuseum 2012.JPG|Betti Alver museum in Jõgeva
EndlaRaba3.jpg|Männikjärve bog in Endla
Kursi Vabadussõja mälestussammas.JPG|Estonian War of Independence Memorial in Kursi
Alam-Pedja Kirna 2007.jpg|Floodplain of the Pedja River in Alam-Pedja Nature Reserve near Kirna
Puurmani mõis1.JPG|Main building of Puurmani manor
References
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