Helme Parish

Helme Parish (Estonian: Helme vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Valga County. It had a population of 2,525 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 312.73 km2.[1]

Helme Parish
Helme vald
Municipality of Estonia
Taagepera lake on the Õhne river
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Coat of arms
Helme Parish within Valga County.
Country Estonia
County Valga County
Administrative centreTõrva
Government
 • elder (Estonian: vallavanem)Tarmo Tamm (Sotsiaaldemokraatlik Erakond)
Area
 • Total312.73 km2 (120.75 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total2,525
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
Websitewww.helme.ee

Geography

Populated places

There was small borough (Estonian: alevik) Helme and 14 villages (Estonian: küla) in Helme Parish. The villages were: Ala, Holdre, Jõgeveste, Kähu, Kalme, Karjatnurme, Kirikuküla, Koorküla, Linna, Möldre, Patküla, Pilpa, Roobe and Taagepera.

References
  1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 1 February 2010.


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