Rapla County

Rapla County
County of Estonia
Flag of Rapla County
Flag
Coat of arms of Rapla County
Coat of arms
Location of Rapla County
Coordinates: 58°55′N 24°45′E / 58.917°N 24.750°E / 58.917; 24.750
CountryEstonia
CapitalRapla
Government
 • GovernorTõnis Blank
Area
 • Total2,980 km2 (1,150 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2009[1])
 • Total36,678
 • Density12/km2 (32/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-70

Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond), or Raplamaa, is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is located west of the country. 36,678 people live in Rapla County. This is 2.7% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).[1]

History

The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).

County government

The county government (Maavalitsus) is led by a governor (maavanem). The governor is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years.

Municipalities

The county is divided into municipalities. There are 4 rural municipalities in Rapla County:

Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[2]		 Area
km2[2]		 Density[2]
1 Kehtna Parish Rural 5,605 512 10.9
2 Kohila Parish Rural 7,096 230 30.9
3 Märjamaa Parish Rural 7,739 1,174 6.6
4 Rapla Parish Rural 13,334 849 15.7

Geography

Natural resources in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2019-03-02. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

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