Abja Parish

Abja Parish Abja vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Abja-Paluoja post office
Flag Coat of arms
Abja Parish in 2009 within Viljandi County.
Country	Estonia
County	Viljandi County
Administrative centre	Abja-Paluoja
Area
• Total	290.21 km^2 (112.05 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2009)
• Total	2,719
• Density	9.4/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Website	www.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 km^2 (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

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia

• Nummi-Pusula, Finland (2004)[3]

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

• Official website (in Estonian)

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