Tartu County

Tartu County is a county in Estonia. The capital city is also named Tartu.

Tartu County
County of Estonia
Flag Coat of arms
Country	Estonia
Capital	Tartu
Area
• Total	2,992.75 km2 (1,155.51 sq mi)
Population  (Jan 2017)
• Total	150,167
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-78
Vehicle registration	T
Website	www.tartumaa.ee

Tartu is between Lake Võrtsjärv and Lake Peipsi. The Emajõgi river is in the county. Nature preserves take up about 10% of the county's land. The biggest of them being Emajõe Suursoo and Alam-Pedja.

Municipalities

The county is divided into municipalities. As of 2017, there is 1 urban municipality and 7 rural municipalities in Tartu County.

Municipalities of Tartu County

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)[1]	Area km2[1]	Density[1]
1	Elva Parish	Rural	14,612	728	20.1
2	Kambja Parish	Rural	10,511	276	38.1
3	Kastre Parish	Rural	5,138	495	10.4
4	Luunja Parish	Rural	4,503	132	34.1
5	Nõo Parish	Rural	4,274	169	25.3
6	Peipsiääre Parish	Rural	5,676	652	8.7
7	Tartu Parish	Rural	10,676	742	14.4
8	Tartu	Urban	99,429	154	645.7