Abja Parish

Coordinates: 58°7′34″N 25°21′32″E / 58.12611°N 25.35889°E / 58.12611; 25.35889
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Abja Parish
Abja vald
Abja-Paluoja post office
Abja-Paluoja post office
Flag of Abja Parish
Coat of arms of Abja Parish
Abja Parish in 2009 within Viljandi County.
Abja Parish in 2009 within Viljandi County.
Country Estonia
County Viljandi County
Administrative centreAbja-Paluoja
Area
 • Total290.21 km2 (112.05 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total2,719
 • Density9.4/km2 (24/sq mi)
Websitewww.abja.ee

Abja Parish (Estonian: Abja vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County. In 2009, it had a population of 2,719 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 290.21 km2 (112 sq mi).[1]

After the municipal elections held on 15 October 2017, Abja Parish was merged with Halliste and Karksi parishes and the town of Mõisaküla to form a new Mulgi Parish.[2]

Settlements

Town

Abja-Paluoja

Villages

Abja-Vanamõisa - Abjaku - Atika - Kamara - Laatre - Lasari - Penuja - Põlde - Räägu - Raamatu - Saate - Sarja - Umbsoo - Veelikse - Veskimäe

Twinnings

References

  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. ^ "MUUDATUSED VALLASISESTE LINNADE, ALEVITE, ALEVIKE JA KÜLADE NIMISTUS" (in Estonian). EKI. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
  3. ^ "Sõprusvald" (in Estonian). Abja vald. Archived from the original on 30 September 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.

External links

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