Jõgeva County ( or ) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in the eastern part of the country, and it borders Ida-Viru County to the northeast, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the southwest, Järva County to the northwest, and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
History Jõgeva County was created January 1, 1990, from parts of Viljandi and Tartu counties.
County government Previously the county government () was led by a governor (), who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2017, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From January 1, 2018, county governments were shut down in Estonia.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities ( 'parishes') in Jõgeva County.
Rank Municipality Type Population(2018) Areakm2 Density1 Jõgeva Parish Rural 13,889 1,038 13.42 Mustvee Parish Rural 5,643 615 9.23 Põltsamaa Parish Rural 10,012 891 11.2 Religion The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Jõgeva County: Jõgeva, Kursi, Laiuse, Lohusuu, Avinurme, Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery.
Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere. An Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate The congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate. Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita.
There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.
+ Religious affiliations in Jõgeva County, census 2000–2021*Official census data from Statistics Estonia: 2000 Census:
2011 Census:
2021 Census:
Religion200020112021 Number % Number % Number % Christianity 7,815 25.8 5,504 20.5 4,64019.3 —Orthodox Christians 954 3.2 1,081 4.0 1,1604.8 —Lutherans 5,982 19.7 3,686 13.8 2,69011,2 —Catholics 37 0.1 34 0.1 1400.5 —Baptists 58 0.2 59 0.2 800.3 —Jehovah's Witnesses 95 0.3 110 0.4 1000.4 —Pentecostals 14 0.04 29 0.1 300.1 —Old Believers 600 2.0 404 1.5 3601.5 —Methodists 11 0.04 7 0.02 -- —Adventists 64 0.3 57 0.2 400.1 —Other Christians - - 37 0.1 400.1 Islam 7 0.02 8 0.02 - Buddhism - - 16 0.05 100.04 Other religions** 106 0.3 186 0.7 2601.0 No religion 12,838 42.4 17,505 65.5 16,37068.3 Not stated*** 9,514 31.4 3,497 13.1 2,63011.0 Total population* 30,280 26,72123,940 *The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.".
See also Vooremaa Vooremaa (newspaper)
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