Back مقاطعة فالغا Arabic Valqamaa Azerbaijani Валгамаа Byelorussian Валгамаа BE-X-OLD Валга (област) Bulgarian Okrug Valgamaa BS Comtat de Valga Catalan Валгамаа CE Valgamaa CEB Valgamaa Czech
Valga County
Valgamaa | |
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| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Valga |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,043.53 km2 (789.01 sq mi) |
| Population (2022[1]) | |
| • Total | 27,650 |
| • Rank | 11th |
| • Density | 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €425 million (2022) |
| • Per capita | €15,260 (2022) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-81 |
| Vehicle registration | G |
| Website | www |
Valga County (Estonian: Valga maakond or Valgamaa) is a first-level administrative unit and one of 15 counties of Estonia. It comprises the former area of Valga District. The present-day county was created on 1 January 1990. The capital and largest town of Valga County is Valga, followed by Tõrva and Otepää. It is situated in the southern part of the country and borders Põlva and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and west, and Viljandi and Tartu County to the north. 27,650 people live in Valga County as of 2022.[1]
- ^ a b "POPULATION NUMBER, AREA AND DENSITY, 1 JANUARY by Administrative unit or type of settlement, Year and Indicator". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 4 October 2015.
- ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.