Puurmani Parish | |
Native Name: | Puurmani vald |
Settlement Type: | Former municipality of Estonia |
Flag Size: | 125px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Jõgeva County |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Puurmani |
Area Total Km2: | 292.56 |
Population Total: | 1895 |
Population As Of: | 01.01.2004 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Website: | www.puurmani.ee |
Puurmani Parish (Estonian: Puurmani vald) was a rural municipality in eastern Estonia.[1] It was a part of Jõgeva County. The municipality had a population of 1,895 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 292.56 km2. The population density was 6.5 inhabitants per km2.
Administrative centre of the municipality was Puurmani small borough with population of 800. There were also 12 villages in Puurmani Parish: Altnurga, Härjanurme, Jõune, Jüriküla, Kirikuvalla, Kursi, Laasme, Pikknurme, Pööra, Saduküla, Tammiku, Tõrve.
Pedja River flows through the former municipality. https://web.archive.org/web/20041025045610/http://www.wetlands.org/RDB/europe/photos/3EE002river.jpg