Viiratsi Parish

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Viiratsi Parish
Viiratsi vald
Flag of Viiratsi Parish, Viljandi County, Estonia.svg
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Viiratsi Parish within Viljandi County in 2009.
Country Estonia
County Viljandi County
Administrative centre Viiratsi
Area
  Total215.02 km2 (83.02 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
  Total3,743
  Density17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Website www.viiratsi.ee

Viiratsi Parish (Estonian : Viiratsi vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County.

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After the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Viiratsi Parish was merged with Paistu, Pärsti and Saarepeedi parishes to form a new Viljandi Parish around the town of Viljandi. [1]

On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 3,743 and an area of 215.02 km2. [2]

Settlements

Small borough
Viiratsi
Villages

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References

  1. Siseministeerium Archived October 29, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013
  2. "Population figure and composition". www.stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.

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