Counties of Estonia

Counties Of Estonia

A county (Estonian: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government (Estonian: maavalitsus) of each county is led by a county governor (Estonian: maavanem), who represents the national government at the regional level. Governors are appointed by the government for a term of five years.

Each county is further divided into municipalities which are of two types: urban municipality, or town (linn), and rural municipality, or parish (vald).

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