Valga is a town in southern Estonia and the capital of Valga County and Valga Parish. Until their separation in 1920, Valga and the town of Valka in northern Latvia were one town. They are now twin-towns. The area of Valga is 16.5 square kilometres and that of Valka is 14.2 km2 (5.5 sq mi). Their populations are respectively 12,261 and 6,164. On 21 December 2007 all border-crossing points were removed and roads and fences opened between the two countries with both countries joining the Schengen Agreement.
Valga County is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and largest town of Valga County is Valga, followed by Tõrva and Otepää. It is situated in the southern part of the country and borders Põlva and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and west, and Viljandi and Tartu County to the north. 27,650 people live in Valga County as of 2022.
Karula Parish was a rural municipality in Valga County, Estonia.
Puka is a small borough in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puka Parish until 2017. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It is located on the intersection of Valga–Uulu and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme roads, about 11 km (7 mi) from the Estonian border with Latvia.
Hargla is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 169.
Laanemetsa is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 65.
Londi is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It borders the town of Valga in the northwest, Estonia–Latvia border in the southwest and Valga–Pechory railway in the north. It has a population of 22.
Õru is a small borough in Valga Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017, prior to the administrative reform of Estonian local governments, it was the administrative centre of Õru Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 178.
Jaanikese is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It is located just 2 km (1 mi) north of the neighbouring town Valga. Jaanikese also borders Latvia in the west and is situated between Valga–Uulu and Valga–Tartu roads. Jaanikese has a population of 60 and an area of 13.59 km2 (5 sq mi).
Helme is a small borough in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, in southern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 reform of Estonian municipalities, it was located in Helme Parish. It is located only 2 km (1 mi) northwest of the town of Tõrva by the Valga–Pärnu road. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 167.
Kolodavitsa is a village in Setomaa Parish, Võru County, in southeastern Estonia, on the border with Russia. Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory railways pass Kolodavitsa and cross the border in nearby Koidula village. Currently there's only freight traffic on Tartu–Pechory. Kolodavitsa has a station named "Veski" on the Valga–Pechory line, but it's inactive since 2001. At the moment new Koidula railway station is being built in the neighbouring Matsuri village, this enables the traffic between Tartu–Pechory and Valga–Pechory lines without crossing the Russian border.
Atra is a village in Elva Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about 13 km (8 mi) southwest of the town of Elva and about 14 km (9 mi) northwest of the town of Otepää. Atra has a population of 46.
Hellenurme is a village of Valga County in southeastern Estonia, about 10 km (6 mi) south of Elva and 11 km (7 mi) northwest of Otepää. It was the administrative centre of Palupera Parish and had a population of 170 on 1 January 2011. The Tartu–Valga railway passes on its western side; the nearest station is 4 km away in Palupera village.
Korijärve is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 51 and an area of 21.3 km².
Raavitsa is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County, in southeastern Estonia. It borders the town of Valga in the west, Tartu–Valga railway in the northwest and Valga–Pechory railway in the south. Raavitsa has an unused station named "Raavitse" on Tartu–Valga line.
Matjama is a village in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located by the Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga road (E264). As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 55.
Ämmuste is a village in Viljandi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia. Until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities the village was located in Tarvastu Parish. It is located 6.4 km south of the small borough of Mustla and 24 km southwest of the town of Viljandi near the border of Valga County. As of 2011, Ämmuste had a population of 15 residents, a decrease from 22 in the 2000 census. These figures, however, do not reflect the population number when students and faculty of Ämmuste School are factored in.
Valga Parish is a rural municipality in Valga County. It includes the town of Valga.
Kaarel Zilmer is an Estonian sport pedagogue and sport personnel.
