Rapla County

Rapla County
County of Estonia
Flag of Rapla County
Flag
Coat of arms of Rapla County
Coat of arms
Location of Rapla County
Coordinates: 58°55′N 24°45′E / 58.917°N 24.750°E / 58.917; 24.750
CountryEstonia
CapitalRapla
Government
 • GovernorTõnis Blank
Area
 • Total2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2009)
 • Total36,678
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-70

Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located west of the country. 36,678 people live in Rapla County. This is 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).

History

The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).

County government

The county government (Maavalitsus) is led by a governor (maavanem). The governor is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years.

Municipalities

The county is divided into municipalities. There are 4 rural municipalities in Rapla County:

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)		Area
km2		Density
1Kehtna ParishRural5,60551210.9
2Kohila ParishRural7,09623030.9
3Märjamaa ParishRural7,7391,1746.6
4Rapla ParishRural13,33484915.7

Geography

Natural resources in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay.

References

  1. 1 2 "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2018-01-26. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. 1 2 3 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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