Pärnu (Estonian: Pärnu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.[2]
Pärnu
Estonian: Pärnu linn | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pärnu in Estonia | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Pärnu County |
| Administrative centre | Pärnu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Romek Kosenkranius |
| Area | |
| • Total | 858 km2 (331 sq mi) |
| Population (1.01.2021)[1] | |
| • Total | 50,639 |
| • Density | 59/km2 (150/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-624 |
| Website | Official website  |
SettlementsEdit
- town
- boroughs
- Audru, Tõstamaa, Paikuse and Lavassaare
- villages
Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda, Manija, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.
AdministrationEdit
Local administration consists of the city council and the city government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors are 39.
Twin towns and sister citiesEdit
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Citizens of honourEdit
- 1886 Konstantin Possiet
- 1901 Friedrich Fromhold Martens
- 1934 Konstantin Päts
- 2007 Neeme Järvi
- 2008 Valter Ojakäär
- 2009 Jüri Jaanson[5]
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
- ^ "Audru valla, Paikuse valla, Pärnu linna ja Tõstamaa valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine – Riigi Teataja". www.riigiteataja.ee. Retrieved 14 March 2020.
- ^ "Sõpruslinnad". Pärnu linn (in Estonian). Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- ^ Lindquist, Ted. "Internationella frågor och vänorter". Oskarshamn Municipality (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 2013-08-12. Retrieved 2013-07-25.
- ^ Pärnu linn: Pärnu aukodanik Archived 2013-11-09 at the Wayback Machine
External linksEdit
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