A Municipality (Estonie: omavalitsus) is the smawest admeenistrative subdiveesion o Estonie. Each municipality is a unit o sel-govrenment wi its representative an executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonie cover the entire territory o the kintra.
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Municipalities in Estonie are o twa teepes: urban municipalities, or touns (Est.: linnad, sg. – linn) an landwart municipalities, or pairishes (Est.: vallad, sg. – vald). Thare is nae ither status distinction atween thaim.
Municipality mey contain ane or several populatit places. Some urban municipalities are dividit intae destricts (Est.: linnaosad, sg. – linnaosa) wi limitit sel-govrenment, e.g. Tallinn consists o 8 districts (Haabersti, Kesklinn, Kristiine, Lasnamäe, Mustamäe, Nõmme, Pirita, Põhja-Tallinn).
Municipalities range in population frae Tallinn wi 427,500 inhabitants tae Ruhnu wi 68.[1] As ower twa-thirds o the municipalities hae a population o unner 3,000, mony o thaim hae foond it advantageous tae co-operate in providin services an carryin oot admeenistrative functions.
Syne October 2013 thare are total o 215 municipalities in Estonie, 30 o thaiem are urban an 185 are landwart. The municipalities are leetit belaw, bi coonty:
23 municipalities (6 urban, 17 landwart)
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Aegviidu (burgh)
- Anija Pairish (includes the toun o Kehra)
- Harku Pairish
- Jõelähtme Pairish
- Keila Pairish
- Kernu Pairish
- Kiili Pairish (includes the burgh o Kiili)
- Kose Pairish
- Kuusalu Pairish
- Nissi Pairish
- Padise Pairish
- Raasiku Pairish
- Rae Pairish
- Saku Pairish
- Saue Pairish
- Vasalemma Pairish
- Viimsi Pairish
4 landwart municipalities
Landwart municipalities:
- Emmaste Pairish
- Hiiu Pairish (includes the toun o Kärdla)
- Käina Pairish
- Pühalepa Pairish
20 municipalities (5 urban, 15 landwart)
Urban municipalities:
- Kiviõli
- Kohtla-Järve
- Narva
- Narva-Jõesuu
- Sillamäe
Landwart municipalities:
- Alajõe Pairish
- Aseri Pairish
- Avinurme Pairish
- Iisaku Pairish
- Illuka Pairish
- Jõhvi Pairish (includes the toun o Jõhvi)
- Kohtla Pairish
- Kohtla-Nõmme (burgh)
- Lohusuu Pairish
- Lüganuse Pairish (includes the toun o Püssi)
- Mäetaguse Pairish
- Sonda Pairish
- Toila Pairish
- Tudulinna Pairish
- Vaivara Pairish
12 municipalities (1 urban, 11 landwart)
Urban municipalities:
- Paide
Landwart municipalities:
- Albu Pairish
- Ambla Pairish
- Imavere Pairish
- Järva-Jaani Pairish (includes the burgh o Järva-Jaani)
- Kareda Pairish
- Koeru Pairish
- Koigi Pairish
- Paide Pairish
- Roosna-Alliku Pairish
- Türi Pairish (includes the toun o Türi)
- Väätsa Pairish
13 municipalities (3 urban, 10 landwart)
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Jõgeva Pairish
- Kasepää Pairish
- Pajusi Pairish
- Pala Pairish
- Palamuse Pairish
- Puurmani Pairish
- Põltsamaa Pairish
- Saare Pairish
- Tabivere Pairish
- Torma Pairish
10 municipalities (1 urban, 9 landwart)
Urban municipality:
Landwart municipalities:
- Hanila Pairish
- Kullamaa Pairish
- Lääne-Nigula Pairish
- Lihula Pairish (includes the toun o Lihula)
- Martna Pairish
- Noarootsi Pairish
- Nõva Pairish
- Ridala Pairish
- Vormsi Pairish
Urban municipalities:
- Kunda
- Rakvere
Landwart municipalities:
- Haljala Pairish
- Kadrina Pairish
- Laekvere Pairish
- Rakke Pairish
- Rakvere Pairish
- Rägavere Pairish
- Sõmeru Pairish
- Tamsalu Pairish (includes the toun o Tamsalu)
- Tapa Pairish (includes the toun o Tapa)
- Vihula Pairish
- Vinni Pairish
- Viru-Nigula Pairish
- Väike-Maarja Pairish
Urban municipalities:
- Pärnu
- Sindi
Landwart municipalities:
- Are Pairish
- Audru Pairish
- Halinga Pairish (includes the burgh o Pärnu-Jaagupi)
- Häädemeeste Pairish
- Kihnu Pairish
- Koonga Pairish
- Lavassaare (burgh)
- Paikuse Pairish (includes the burgh o Paikuse)
- Saarde Pairish (includes the toun o Kilingi-Nõmme)
- Sauga Pairish
- Surju Pairish
- Tahkuranna Parish
- Tootsi (burgh)
- Tori Pairish
- Tõstamaa Pairish
- Varbla Pairish
- Vändra Pairish
- Vändra (burgh)
Urban municipality:
Landwart municipalities:
- Ahja Pairish
- Kanepi Pairish
- Kõlleste Pairish
- Laheda Pairish
- Mikitamäe Pairish
- Mooste Pairish
- Orava Pairish
- Põlva Pairish
- Räpina Pairish (includes the toun o Räpina)
- Valgjärve Pairish
- Vastse-Kuuste Pairish
- Veriora Pairish
- Värska Pairish
Landwart municipalities:
- Juuru Pairish
- Järvakandi (burgh)
- Kaiu Pairish
- Kehtna Pairish
- Kohila Pairish (includes the burgh o Kohila)
- Käru Pairish
- Märjamaa Pairish (includes the burgh o Märjamaa)
- Raikküla Pairish
- Rapla Pairish (includes the toun o Rapla)
- Vigala Pairish
Urban municipality:
Landwart municipalities:
- Kaarma Pairish
- Kihelkonna Pairish
- Kärla Pairish
- Laimjala Pairish
- Leisi Pairish
- Lümanda Pairish
- Muhu Pairish
- Mustjala Pairish
- Orissaare Pairish
- Pihtla Pairish
- Pöide Pairish
- Ruhnu Pairish
- Salme Pairish
- Torgu Pairish
- Valjala Pairish
Urban municipalities:
- Elva
- Kallaste
- Tartu
Landwart municipalities:
- Alatskivi Pairish
- Haaslava Pairish
- Kambja Pairish
- Konguta Pairish
- Laeva Pairish
- Luunja Pairish
- Meeksi Pairish
- Mäksa Pairish
- Nõo Pairish
- Peipsiääre Pairish
- Piirissaare Pairish
- Puhja Pairish
- Rannu Pairish
- Rõngu Pairish
- Tartu Pairish
- Tähtvere Pairish
- Vara Pairish
- Võnnu Pairish
- Ülenurme Pairish
Urban municipalities:
- Tõrva
- Valga
Landwart municipalities:
- Helme Pairish
- Hummuli Pairish
- Karula Pairish
- Otepää Pairish (includes the toun o Otepää)
- Palupera Pairish
- Puka Pairish
- Põdrala Pairish
- Sangaste Pairish
- Taheva Pairish
- Tõlliste Pairish
- Õru Pairish
Urban municipalities:
- Mõisaküla
- Viljandi
- Võhma
Landwart municipalities:
- Abja Pairish (includes the toun o Abja-Paluoja)
- Halliste Pairish
- Karksi Pairish (includes the toun o Karksi-Nuia)
- Kolga-Jaani Pairish
- Kõo Pairish
- Kõpu Pairish
- Paistu Pairish
- Pärsti Pairish
- Saarepeedi Pairish
- Suure-Jaani Pairish (includes the toun o Suure-Jaani)
- Tarvastu Pairish
- Viiratsi Pairish
Urban municipality:
Landwart municipalities:
- Antsla Pairish (includes the toun o Antsla)
- Haanja Pairish
- Lasva Pairish
- Meremäe Pairish
- Misso Pairish
- Mõniste Pairish
- Rõuge Pairish
- Sõmerpalu Pairish
- Urvaste Pairish
- Varstu Pairish
- Vastseliina Pairish
- Võru Pairish
In each municipality thare is a local govrenment as well as a cooncil.
The cooncil (Estonie: volikogu) is a representative body electit b the residents o a municipality for a term o three year. The members o the cooncil elect a chairman (Estonie: volikogu esimees), who organises the cooncil’s wirk an represents the municipality.
The govrenment (Estonie: valitsus) is an executive body formit bi the cooncil. It is heidit bi a mayor (Estonie: linnapea in touns, vallavanem in parishes), who is appointit for a fower-year term. The mayor canna be the chairman o the cooncil. Ither members o the govrenment are chosen bi the mayor wi the appruival o the cooncil.
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