Jõgeva County

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Jõgeva County
Jõgevamaa
County
Põltsamaa Castle
Põltsamaa Castle
Flag of Jõgeva County
Flag
Coat of arms of Jõgeva County
Coat of arms
Location of Jõgeva County
CountryEstonia
CapitalJõgeva
Government
 • GovernorViktor Svjatõšev
Area
 • Total
2,603.83 km2 (1,005.34 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total
27,857
 • Rank10th
 • Density11/km2 (28/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians91.4%
 • Russians6.7%
 • other1.9%
GDP
[2]
 • Total€466 million (2022)
 • Per capita€16,768 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-50
Vehicle registrationJ
Websitewww.jogevamaa.ee

Jõgeva County (Estonian: Jõgeva maakond or Jõgevamaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to the north.

History

Jõgeva County or Jõgevamaa was created January 1, 1990 from a parts of Viljandimaa and Tartumaa counties.[3]

County government

The County government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) was led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2018, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From 01.01.2018 County governments were shut down in Estonia.

Municipalities

Municipalities since 2017.

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Jõgeva County.

Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[4]		 Area
km2[4]		 Density[4]
1 Jõgeva Parish Rural 13,889 1,038 13.4
2 Mustvee Parish Rural 5,643 615 9.2
3 Põltsamaa Parish Rural 10,012 891 11.2

Religion

The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Jõgeva  County: Jõgeva,  Kursi, Laiuse,  Lohusuu,  Avinurme,  Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and  Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and  Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery.[5]

Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere.[6] An  Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate[7] The  congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate. Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita.[8]

There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.

Religious affiliations in Jõgeva County, census 2000–2021*[9]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number % Number % Number %
Christianity 7,815 25.8 5,504 20.5 4,640 19.3
—Orthodox Christians 954 3.2 1,081 4.0 1,160 4.8
—Lutherans 5,982 19.7 3,686 13.8 2,690 11,2
—Catholics 37 0.1 34 0.1 140 0.5
—Baptists 58 0.2 59 0.2 80 0.3
—Jehovah's Witnesses 95 0.3 110 0.4 100 0.4
—Pentecostals 14 0.04 29 0.1 30 0.1
—Old Believers 600 2.0 404 1.5 360 1.5
—Methodists 11 0.04 7 0.02 - -
—Adventists 64 0.3 57 0.2 40 0.1
—Other Christians - - 37 0.1 40 0.1
Islam 7 0.02 8 0.02 -
Buddhism - - 16 0.05 10 0.04
Other religions** 106 0.3 186 0.7 260 1.0
No religion 12,838 42.4 17,505 65.5 16,370 68.3
Not stated*** 9,514 31.4 3,497 13.1 2,630 11.0
Total population* 30,280 26,721 23,940
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[9]
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See also

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References

  1. ^ "Jõgeva maakond - Valik andmeid - Piirkondlik portree Eestist".
  2. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. ^ "Jõgeva maakond - Eesti Entsüklopeedia". Entsyklopeedia.ee. 2017-01-19. Retrieved 2022-05-05.
  4. ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  5. ^ "The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Congregations". Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  6. ^ "Eesti Apostlik-Õigeusu Kirik. Kogudused". Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  7. ^ "Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik. Kontaktid". Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Vene vanaususlised Eestis. Kogudused". Retrieved 8 February 2025.
  9. ^ a b c Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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