Puurmani Parish Explained

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: X-GIS(3) Portal . xgis.maaamet.ee . 3 February 2022.