Helme Parish

Helme Parish
Helme vald
Municipality of Estonia
Taagepera lake on the Õhne river
Taagepera lake on the Õhne river
Flag of Helme Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Helme Parish
Coat of arms
Helme Parish within Valga County.
Helme Parish within Valga County.
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centreTõrva
Government
 • elder (Estonian: vallavanem)Tarmo Tamm (Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond)
Area
 • Total
312.73 km2 (120.75 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total
2,525
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.helme.ee

Helme Parish (Estonian: Helme vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It had a population of 2,525 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 312.73 km2.[1]

Geography

Populated places

There was small borough (Estonian: alevik) Helme and 14 villages (Estonian: küla) in Helme Parish. The villages were: Ala, Holdre, Jõgeveste, Kähu, Kalme, Karjatnurme, Kirikuküla, Koorküla, Linna, Möldre, Patküla, Pilpa, Roobe and Taagepera.

References

  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

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