A municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country.
Põlva County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. 23,989 people live in Põlva County – constituting 1.8% of the total population in Estonia.
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.
Elva is a town in Elva Parish, Tartu County, Estonia.
Võru is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.
Võnnu is a small borough in Tartu County, in Kastre Parish, Estonia. It is located about 21 km (13 mi) southeast of the city of Tartu. Võnnu has a population of 552 (2011).
Arula is a village in Otepää Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It has a population of 65.
Meeksi is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County, Estonia.
Veriora is a small borough in Räpina Parish, Põlva County, southeastern Estonia. Until 2017, it was the administrative centre of Veriora Parish.
Väike-Maarja is a small borough in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people.
Järvepera is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in Estonia. It is located just northeast of Palamuse, the administrative centre of the municipality, and southeast of Lake Kuremaa. Järvepera has a population of 31.
Lake Räpina is a lake in Räpina Parish, in the district of Polva in Estonia. It is in the southeast of the country close to the border with Russia. The entirety of the lake was added to the environmental register as an important habitat for bats. At the southern end of the lake is Estonia's oldest and still operating paper factory.
Pindi is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.
Sillapää is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia.
Aravu is a village in Räpina Parish, Põlva County in eastern Estonia.
Aapo Ilves is an Estonian poet, writer, playwright, artist and musician. He writes in Estonian, Võro and Seto languages. Ilves has also written song lyrics for other artists, including several "Hits of the Year" and also Estonian Eurovision entries "Tii" in 2004 and Kuula in 2012.
Paidra is a village in Võru Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about 13 km (8 mi) northeast of the town of Võru, by the Võru–Räpina road. The Võhandu River passes through Paidra. There's also a lake situated on the eastern side of the village. Paidra has an area of 5.8 km2 and a population of 42.
Enno Ootsing is an Estonian artist and academic. He has worked as a freelance graphic artist and designer, book artist and illustrator. In 1980, he became a lecturer at the Estonian Academy of Arts, and from 1984 until 2005, he was a professor and head of the graphics department of the institute. Since 2007 he has been a professor emeritus at the institute.
Elise Aun was an Estonian poet and writer; one of the most notable women writers in 19th-century Estonia.
