| Jõgeva County | |
| Native Name: | Estonian: Jõgevamaa |
| Settlement Type: | County |
| Flag Size: | 125px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Seat Type: | Capital |
| Seat: | Jõgeva |
| Leader Title: | Governor |
| Leader Name: | Viktor Svjatõšev |
| Area Total Km2: | 2603.83 |
| Population Total: | 27857 |
| Population As Of: | 2022[1] |
| Population Rank: | 10th |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Ethnicity |
| 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: | [2] |
| Demographics2 Title1: | Total |
| Demographics2 Info1: | €466 million (2022) |
| Demographics2 Title2: | Per capita |
| Demographics2 Info2: | €16,768 (2022) |
| Iso Code: | EE-50 |
| Registration Plate: | J |
Jõgeva County (Estonian: 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.
Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[3]
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 2018, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From 01.01.2018 County governments were shut down in Estonia.
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[4] | Area km2 | Density | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rural | 13,889 | 1,038 | 13.4 | ||
| 2 | Rural | 5,643 | 615 | 9.2 | ||
| 3 | Rural | 10,012 | 891 | 11.2 |
| Religion | 2000 | 2011 | 2021 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | ||
| 7,815 | 25.8 | 5,504 | 20.5 | 4,640 | 19.3 | ||
| —Orthodox Christians | 954 | 3.2 | 1,081 | 4.0 | 1,160 | 4.8 | |
| —Lutherans | 5,982 | 19.7 | 3,686 | 13.8 | 2,690 | 11,2 | |
| —Catholics | 37 | 0.1 | 34 | 0.1 | 140 | 0.5 | |
| —Baptists | 58 | 0.2 | 59 | 0.2 | 80 | 0.3 | |
| —Jehovah's Witnesses | 95 | 0.3 | 110 | 0.4 | 100 | 0.4 | |
| —Pentecostals | 14 | 0.04 | 29 | 0.1 | 30 | 0.1 | |
| —Old Believers | 600 | 2.0 | 404 | 1.5 | 360 | 1.5 | |
| —Methodists | 11 | 0.04 | 7 | 0.02 | - | - | |
| —Adventists | 64 | 0.3 | 57 | 0.2 | 40 | 0.1 | |
| —Other Christians | - | - | 37 | 0.1 | 40 | 0.1 | |
| 7 | 0.02 | 8 | 0.02 | - | |||
| Buddhism | - | - | 16 | 0.05 | 10 | 0.04 | |
| Other religions** | 106 | 0.3 | 186 | 0.7 | 260 | 1.0 | |
| No religion | 12,838 | 42.4 | 17,505 | 65.5 | 16,370 | 68.3 | |
| Not stated*** | 9,514 | 31.4 | 3,497 | 13.1 | 2,630 | 11.0 | |
| Total population* | 30,280 | 26,721 | 23,940 | ||||
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