| Tartu | |
| Native Name: | Estonian: Tartu linn |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality of Estonia |
| Flag Size: | 100px |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
| Subdivision Type1: | County |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tartu County |
| Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
| Seat: | Tartu |
| Leader Party: | Reform Party |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Urmas Klaas |
| Area Total Km2: | 154 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 95430 |
| Population As Of: | 1.01.2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Iso Code: | EE-793 |
Tartu (Estonian: Tartu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Tartu County. It consists of the city of Tartu, as well as the former Tähtvere Parish bordering the city in the north-west.[2] Prior to the 2017 administrative reform, Tartu held negotiations with all neighbouring parishes, with Tähtvere Parish eventually being the only one to agree to the merge. The municipality is thus separate from the neighbouring Tartu Parish.
There are 49 members on the city council, elected by residents every four years using a proportional system of representation.[3]
The executive branch of the city government consists of a mayor and five deputy mayors.[4] The current mayor is Urmas Klaas. Andrus Ansip, Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014, was mayor of Tartu from 1998 to 2004. The position was later served by other politicians who eventually became ministers of government, Laine Jänes and Urmas Kruuse. All of them are members of the Estonian Reform Party, which has dominated in Tartu since 1998.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia. Tartu is twinned with:[5]
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