Põlva Parish

{{Short description|Municipality of Estonia (2017)}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Põlva Parish

| native_name = Põlva vald

| settlement_type = Municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = File:Rosma, Põlva county.jpg

| imagesize = 260px

| image_caption =

| image_flag = Põlva valla lipp.svg

| flag_size = 125px

| image_shield = Põlva valla vapp.svg

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti Põlva vald 2017.svg

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Põlva Parish within Põlva County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Põlva County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Põlva

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 706

| population_total = 14600

| population_as_of =

| population_density_km2 = auto

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

| iso_code = EE-622

}}

Põlva Parish ({{langx|et|Põlva vald}}) is a rural municipality in Põlva County, southeastern Estonia.

On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,882 and an area of 228.63 km2.{{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=Statistics Estonia |access-date=27 January 2010}}

In October 2013, the town of Põlva (formerly a separate municipality) was merged into Põlva Parish, becoming the centre of it. In 2017, as part of the administrative reform, the neighbouring Ahja, Laheda, Mooste and Vastse-Kuuste parishes were merged with Põlva Parish.

Settlements

;Town: Põlva

;Small boroughs: Ahja - Mooste - Vastse-Kuuste

;Villages: Aarna - Adiste - Akste - Andre - Eoste - Himma - Himmaste - Holvandi - Ibaste - Jaanimõisa - Joosu - Kaaru - Kadaja - Kanassaare - Karilatsi - Kastmekoja - Kauksi - Kiidjärve - Kiisa - Kiuma - Koorvere - Kosova - Kähri - Kärsa - Lahe - Laho - Leevijõe - Logina - Loko - Lootvina - Lutsu - Mammaste - Meemaste - Metste - Miiaste - Mustajõe - Mustakurmu - Mõtsküla - Naruski - Nooritsmetsa - Orajõe - Padari - Partsi - Peri - Pragi - Puskaru - Puuri - Rasina - Roosi - Rosma - Savimäe - Soesaare - Suurküla - Suurmetsa - Säkna - Säässaare - Taevaskoja - Terepi - Tilsi - Tromsi - Tännassilma - Uibujärve - Valgemetsa - Valgesoo - Vana-Koiola - Vanaküla - Vanamõisa - Vardja - Viisli - Vooreküla{{Cite web|url=http://www.eki.ee/knn/amas_lm.htm|title=Eesti asustusüksused|date=15 February 2010|website=Place Names Board of Estonia|publisher=Institute of the Estonian Language|language=et|trans-title=Populated places of Estonia|access-date=13 May 2015}}

File:Kähri õigeusu kirik 2013-08.jpg

Religion

{{Pie chart

|thumb = right

|caption = Religion in Põlva Parish (2021) [https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21452]

|label1 = Unaffiliated

|value1 = 81.8

|color1 = White

|label2 = Lutheran

|value2 = 10.4

|color2 = DodgerBlue

|label3 = Orthodox

|value3 = 4.0

|color3 = Pink

|label4 = Others Christians

|value4 = 1.2

|color4 = LightBlue

|label5 = Others Religions or Unknown

|value5 = 2.6

|color5 = Yellow

|label6 =

|value6 =

|color6 =

}}

References

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