Pala Parish

Former municipality of Estonia

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Former municipality of Estonia in Jõgeva County

Pala Parish Pala vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Lümati elm tree Lümati elm tree
Flag of Pala Parish Flag Coat of arms of Pala Parish Coat of arms
Pala Parish within Jõgeva County. Pala Parish within Jõgeva County.
Country	Estonia
County	Jõgeva County
Administrative centre	Pala
Area
• Total	156.71 km² (60.51 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2004)
• Total	1,363
• Density	8.7/km² (23/sq mi)
Website	www.pala.ee

Pala Parish (Estonian: Pala vald) is a former rural municipality in eastern Estonia. It was a part of Jõgeva County. The municipality had a population of 1,363 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 156.71 km2. The population density was 8.7 inhabitants per km2. There was a total of 23 villages in Pala Parish.

Administrative centre of the municipality was Pala with population of 276. It was first mentioned in 1582 as Pallawes. There are a school, a musical school, a library and a cultural centre in Pala village.^[1] Pala Parish is also described as being in a better overall condition then other parishes around the area.^[2]

Settlements

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Villages

Assikvere - Äteniidi - Haavakivi - Kadrina - Kirtsi - Kodavere - Kokanurga - Lümati - Metsanurga - Moku - Nõva - Pala - Perametsa - Piibumäe - Piirivarbe - Punikvere - Raatvere - Ranna - Sääritsa - Sassukvere - Sõõru - Tagumaa - Vea

References

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^ "WorldPOI - Pala". www.worldpoi.com. Retrieved 2019年12月14日.
^ "Successful small parishes weak point of administrative reform". Estonian news - news.postimees.ee. 2017年02月07日. Retrieved 2019年12月14日.