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ContentsThe counties of Estonia as well as all cities and towns of more than 2,500 inhabitants.
Counties| Name | Abbr. | Capital | A (km²) | C 1979-01-17 | C 1989-01-12 r | C 2000-01-31 r | E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Harju | HAR | Tallinn | 4,333 | 530,670 | 605,415 | 525,682 | 524,938 |
| < | Hiiu | HII | Kärdla | 1,023 | 10,180 | 11,097 | 10,440 | 10,097 |
| < | Ida-Viru | IDA | Jõhvi | 3,364 | 216,832 | 221,111 | 179,702 | 169,688 |
| < | Järva {Jarva} | JÄR | Paide | 2,460 | 42,278 | 43,807 | 38,781 | 36,130 |
| < | Jõgeva {Jogeva} | JOG | Jõgeva | 2,604 | 42,426 | 42,505 | 38,297 | 36,780 |
| < | Lääne {Laane} | LÄÄ | Haapsalu | 2,383 | 32,408 | 33,389 | 28,644 | 27,477 |
| < | Lääne-Viru {Laane-Viru} | LVI | Rakvere | 3,628 | 78,553 | 79,690 | 67,801 | 67,151 |
| < | Pärnu {Parnu} | PÄR | Pärnu | 4,807 | 101,068 | 99,720 | 91,212 | 88,466 |
| < | Põlva {Polva} | POL | Põlva | 2,165 | 36,303 | 36,238 | 32,695 | 31,002 |
| < | Rapla | RAP | Rapla | 2,980 | 38,476 | 39,539 | 37,593 | 36,678 |
| < | Saare | SAA | Kuressaare | 2,922 | 38,482 | 39,467 | 35,951 | 34,723 |
| < | Tartu | TAR | Tartu | 2,993 | 153,614 | 161,813 | 149,602 | 149,605 |
| < | Valga | VAL | Valga | 2,044 | 44,015 | 41,473 | 35,796 | 34,135 |
| < | Viljandi | VIL | Viljandi | 3,422 | 67,352 | 65,222 | 57,974 | 55,657 |
| < | Võru {Voru} | VOR | Võru | 2,305 | 47,197 | 45,176 | 39,882 | 37,888 |
| Estonia | EST | Tallinn | 43,432 | 1,479,854 | 1,565,662 | 1,370,052 | 1,340,415 |
Principal Cities| Name | Adm. | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tallinn | HAR | 398,594 |
| 2 | Tartu | TAR | 102,817 |
| 3 | Narva | IDA | 66,151 |
| 4 | Kohtla-Järve | IDA | 44,821 |
| 5 | Pärnu | PÄR | 44,024 |
Cities & Towns| Name | Status | Adm. | C C 1979-01-17 | C C 1989-01-12 r | C C 2000-03-31 r | C E 2009-01-01 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| < | Elva | City | TAR | 6,358 | 6,325 | 6,020 | 5,757 |
| < | Haapsalu | City | LÄÄ | 13,035 | 14,617 | 12,054 | 11,672 |
| < | Jõgeva {Jogeva} | City | JOG | 5,289 | 7,035 | 6,420 | 6,324 |
| < | Jõhvi {Johvi} | City | IDA | Kohtla-Järve | 15,607 | 12,112 | 11,190 |
| < | Kärdla {Kardla} | City | HII | 3,426 | 4,139 | 3,773 | 3,662 |
| < | Kehra | City | HAR | ... | 4,053 | 3,224 | 3,116 |
| < | Keila | City | HAR | 7,194 | 10,072 | 9,388 | 9,389 |
| < | Kiviõli {Kivioli} | City | IDA | 11,050 | 10,390 | 7,405 | 6,681 |
| < | Kohila | Town | RAP | ... | 3,593 | 3,407 | 3,353 |
| < | Kohtla-Järve {Kohtla-Jarve} | City | IDA | 87,472 | 62,059 | 47,679 | 44,821 |
| < | Kunda | City | LVI | 4,828 | 5,037 | 3,899 | 3,689 |
| < | Kuressaare | City | SAA | 14,207 | 16,166 | 14,925 | 14,960 |
| < | Loksa | City | HAR | ... | 4,315 | 3,494 | 3,405 |
| < | Maardu | City | HAR | ... | 16,052 | 16,738 | 16,531 |
| < | Märjamaa {Marjamaa} | Town | RAP | ... | 3,294 | 3,088 | 3,014 |
| < | Narva | City | IDA | 75,909 | 81,221 | 68,680 | 66,151 |
| < | Narva-Jõesuu {Narva-Joesuu} | City | IDA | ... | 3,754 | 2,983 | 2,616 |
| < | Paide | City | JÄR | 9,641 | 10,849 | 9,642 | 9,744 |
| < | Paldiski | City | HAR | 7,311 | 7,690 | 4,248 | 4,133 |
| < | Pärnu {Parnu} | City | PÄR | 54,051 | 52,389 | 45,500 | 44,024 |
| < | Põltsamaa {Poltsamaa} | City | JOG | 4,893 | 5,207 | 4,738 | 4,642 |
| < | Põlva {Polva} | City | POL | ... | 7,038 | 6,467 | 6,533 |
| < | Rakvere | City | LVI | 19,011 | 19,822 | 17,097 | 16,569 |
| < | Räpina {Rapina} | City | POL | ... | 3,488 | 2,967 | 2,867 |
| < | Rapla | City | RAP | ... | 6,271 | 5,758 | 5,645 |
| < | Saue | City | HAR | ... | 4,395 | 4,958 | 5,187 |
| < | Sillamäe {Sillamae} | City | IDA | 16,157 | 20,561 | 17,199 | 16,282 |
| < | Sindi | City | PÄR | 4,428 | 4,548 | 4,179 | 3,996 |
| < | Tallinn | City | HAR | 441,800 | 478,974 | 400,378 | 398,594 |
| < | Tamsalu | City | LVI | ... | 2,978 | 2,614 | 2,534 |
| < | Tapa | City | LVI | 10,851 | 10,439 | 6,765 | 6,413 |
| < | Tartu | City | TAR | 104,381 | 113,420 | 101,169 | 102,817 |
| < | Tõrva {Torva} | City | VAL | 3,157 | 3,546 | 3,201 | 3,101 |
| < | Türi {Turi} | City | JÄR | 6,626 | 6,862 | 6,324 | 6,010 |
| < | Valga | City | VAL | 18,474 | 17,722 | 14,323 | 13,738 |
| < | Vändra {Vandra} | Town | PÄR | ... | 2,959 | 2,662 | 2,500 |
| < | Viljandi | City | VIL | 22,368 | 23,080 | 20,756 | 20,021 |
| < | Võru {Voru} | City | VOR | 16,767 | 17,496 | 14,879 | 14,424 |