Tootsi

{{Short description|Borough in Estonia}}

{{Distinguish|Tutsi|Tootsie}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Tootsi

| native_name =

| settlement_type = Borough

| image_skyline = Endine Tootsi turbatööstus 4.jpg

| imagesize =

| image_caption = Former Tootsi peat factory

| pushpin_map = Estonia

| pushpin_label_position =

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Estonia

| coordinates = {{Coord|58|35|10|N|24|47|8|E|region:EE|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Pärnu County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = 25px Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish

| area_total_km2 = 1.76

| population_total = 951

| population_as_of = 01.01.2009

| population_density_km2 = auto

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Tootsi is a borough ({{langx|et|alev}}) in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Tootsi had a municipality status of its own as Tootsi Parish ({{lang|et|Tootsi vald}}) within Pärnu County. It has the population of 951 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 1.76 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=29 January 2010}}

Tootsi was founded in 1938, and in 1949 was granted borough rights.

Until December 2018 Tootsi had a station on the Tallinn - Pärnu railway line operated by Elron located in the neighbouring village of Elbi.

There is a museum dedicated to the peat industry in Tootsi.

Musician and playwright Ivar Põllu was born in Tootsi in 1974.