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The counties of Estonia as well as all cities and urban towns.
Counties
| | Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-01-17 | C 1989-01-12 r | C 2000-01-31 r | Cf 2011-12-31 r |
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| i | Harju | HAR | Tallinn | 4,333 | 530,670 | 605,415 | 525,682 | 552,927 |
| i | Hiiu | HII | Kärdla | 1,023 | 10,180 | 11,097 | 10,440 | 8,482 |
| i | Ida-Viru | IDA | Jõhvi | 3,364 | 216,832 | 221,111 | 179,702 | 149,172 |
| i | Järva {Jarva} | JÄR | Paide | 2,460 | 42,278 | 43,807 | 37,123 | 30,537 |
| i | Jõgeva {Jogeva} | JOG | Jõgeva | 2,604 | 42,426 | 42,505 | 38,297 | 31,376 |
| i | Lääne {Laane} | LÄÄ | Haapsalu | 2,383 | 32,408 | 33,389 | 28,644 | 24,140 |
| i | Lääne-Viru {Laane-Viru} | LVI | Rakvere | 3,628 | 78,553 | 79,690 | 69,459 | 59,842 |
| i | Pärnu {Parnu} | PÄR | Pärnu | 4,807 | 101,068 | 99,720 | 91,212 | 82,598 |
| i | Põlva {Polva} | POL | Põlva | 2,165 | 36,303 | 36,238 | 32,695 | 27,448 |
| i | Rapla | RAP | Rapla | 2,980 | 38,476 | 39,539 | 37,593 | 34,914 |
| i | Saare | SAA | Kuressaare | 2,922 | 38,482 | 39,467 | 35,951 | 31,317 |
| i | Tartu | TAR | Tartu | 2,993 | 153,614 | 161,813 | 149,602 | 150,528 |
| i | Valga | VAL | Valga | 2,044 | 44,015 | 41,473 | 35,796 | 30,123 |
| i | Viljandi | VIL | Viljandi | 3,422 | 67,352 | 65,222 | 57,974 | 47,599 |
| i | Võru {Voru} | VOR | Võru | 2,305 | 47,197 | 45,176 | 39,882 | 33,452 |
| | Estonia | EST | Tallinn | 43,432 | 1,479,854 | 1,565,662 | 1,370,052 | 1,294,455 |
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- (1979) provided by Axel Pieles.
(1989) (2000) (2011) Statistical Office of Estonia (web).
Principal Cities
| | Name | Adm. | C Cf 2011-12-31 r |
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| 1 | Tallinn | HAR | 393,222 |
| 2 | Tartu | TAR | 97,600 |
| 3 | Narva | IDA | 58,663 |
| 4 | Pärnu | PÄR | 39,728 |
| 5 | Kohtla-Järve | IDA | 37,201 |
| 6 | Maardu | HAR | 17,524 |
| 7 | Viljandi | VIL | 17,473 |
| 8 | Rakvere | LVI | 15,264 |
| 9 | Sillamäe | IDA | 14,252 |
| 10 | Kuressaare | SAA | 13,166 |
Cities & Towns
| | Name | Status | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 r | C C 2000-03-31 r | C Cf 2011-12-31 r |
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| i | Abja-Paluoja | City | VIL | ... | ... | 1,417 | 1,084 |
| i | Aegviidu | Town | HAR | ... | 1,097 | 952 | 761 |
| i | Antsla | City | VOR | ... | ... | 1,547 | 1,402 |
| i | Elva | City | TAR | 6,358 | 6,325 | 6,020 | 5,607 |
| i | Haapsalu | City | LÄÄ | 13,035 | 14,617 | 12,054 | 10,251 |
| i | Järva-Jaani {Jarva-Jaani} | Town | JÄR | ... | ... | ... | 999 |
| i | Järvakandi {Jarvakandi} | Town | RAP | ... | 1,807 | 1,532 | 1,273 |
| i | Jõgeva {Jogeva} | City | JOG | 5,289 | 7,035 | 6,420 | 5,501 |
| i | Jõhvi {Johvi} | City | IDA | Kohtla-Järve | 15,607 | 12,112 | 10,775 |
| i | Kallaste | City | TAR | 1,431 | 1,361 | 1,211 | 852 |
| i | Kärdla {Kardla} | City | HII | 3,426 | 4,139 | 3,773 | 3,050 |
| i | Karksi-Nuia | City | VIL | ... | ... | 1,997 | 1,573 |
| i | Kehra | City | HAR | ... | 4,053 | 3,224 | 2,889 |
| i | Keila | City | HAR | 7,194 | 10,072 | 9,388 | 9,763 |
| i | Kiili | Town | HAR | ... | ... | ... | 1,497 |
| i | Kilingi-Nõmme {Kilingi-Nomme} | City | PÄR | 2,507 | 2,504 | 2,223 | 1,763 |
| i | Kiviõli {Kivioli} | City | IDA | 11,050 | 10,390 | 7,405 | 5,634 |
| i | Kohila | Town | RAP | ... | 3,593 | 3,407 | 3,346 |
| i | Kohtla-Järve {Kohtla-Jarve} | City | IDA | 87,472 | 62,059 | 47,679 | 37,201 |
| i | Kohtla-Nõmme {Kohtla-Nomme} | Town | IDA | ... | 1,056 | 1,174 | 1,032 |
| i | Kunda | City | LVI | 4,828 | 5,037 | 3,899 | 3,422 |
| i | Kuressaare | City | SAA | 14,207 | 16,166 | 14,925 | 13,166 |
| i | Lavassaare | Town | PÄR | ... | 537 | 554 | 460 |
| i | Lihula | City | LÄÄ | ... | ... | 1,497 | 1,338 |
| i | Loksa | City | HAR | ... | 4,315 | 3,494 | 2,759 |
| i | Maardu | City | HAR | ... | 16,052 | 16,738 | 17,524 |
| i | Märjamaa {Marjamaa} | Town | RAP | ... | 3,294 | 3,088 | 2,821 |
| i | Mõisaküla {Moisakula} | City | VIL | 1,618 | 1,349 | 1,165 | 825 |
| i | Mustvee | City | JOG | 2,087 | 1,994 | 1,753 | 1,358 |
| i | Narva | City | IDA | 75,909 | 81,221 | 68,680 | 58,663 |
| i | Narva-Jõesuu {Narva-Joesuu} | City | IDA | ... | 3,754 | 2,983 | 2,632 |
| i | Otepää {Otepaa} | City | VAL | ... | ... | 2,219 | 1,953 |
| i | Paide | City | JÄR | 9,641 | 10,849 | 9,642 | 8,228 |
| i | Paldiski | City | HAR | 7,311 | 7,690 | 4,248 | 4,085 |
| i | Pärnu {Parnu} | City | PÄR | 54,051 | 52,389 | 45,500 | 39,728 |
| i | Pärnu-Jaagupi {Parnu-Jaagupi} | Town | PÄR | ... | ... | 1,360 | 1,195 |
| i | Põltsamaa {Poltsamaa} | City | JOG | 4,893 | 5,207 | 4,738 | 4,188 |
| i | Põlva {Polva} | City | POL | ... | 7,038 | 6,467 | 5,767 |
| i | Püssi {Pussi} | City | IDA | ... | 2,532 | 1,872 | 1,083 |
| i | Rakvere | City | LVI | 19,011 | 19,822 | 17,097 | 15,264 |
| i | Räpina {Rapina} | City | POL | ... | 3,488 | 2,967 | 2,455 |
| i | Rapla | City | RAP | ... | 6,271 | 5,758 | 5,202 |
| i | Saue | City | HAR | ... | 4,395 | 4,958 | 5,514 |
| i | Sillamäe {Sillamae} | City | IDA | 16,157 | 20,561 | 17,199 | 14,252 |
| i | Sindi | City | PÄR | 4,428 | 4,548 | 4,179 | 4,076 |
| i | Suure-Jaani | City | VIL | 1,653 | 1,503 | 1,324 | 1,039 |
| i | Tallinn | City | HAR | 441,800 | 478,974 | 400,378 | 393,222 |
| i | Tamsalu | City | LVI | ... | 2,978 | 2,614 | 2,236 |
| i | Tapa | City | LVI | 10,851 | 10,439 | 6,765 | 5,896 |
| i | Tartu | City | TAR | 104,381 | 113,420 | 101,169 | 97,600 |
| i | Tootsi | Town | PÄR | ... | 1,323 | 1,059 | 744 |
| i | Tõrva {Torva} | City | VAL | 3,157 | 3,546 | 3,201 | 2,729 |
| i | Türi {Turi} | City | JÄR | 6,626 | 6,862 | 6,324 | 5,410 |
| i | Valga | City | VAL | 18,474 | 17,722 | 14,323 | 12,261 |
| i | Vändra {Vandra} | Town | PÄR | ... | 2,959 | 2,662 | 2,355 |
| i | Viljandi | City | VIL | 22,368 | 23,080 | 20,756 | 17,473 |
| i | Võhma {Vohma} | City | VIL | ... | 1,998 | 1,596 | 1,314 |
| i | Võru {Voru} | City | VOR | 16,767 | 17,496 | 14,879 | 12,667 |
- (1979) provided by Axel Pieles.
(1989) (2000) (2011) Statistical Office of Estonia (web).
