Järva Parish

Järva Parish
Järva vald
Municipality of Estonia
Järva Parish, Puhmu village
Järva Parish, Puhmu village
Flag of Järva Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Järva Parish
Coat of arms
Järva Parish within Järva County.
Järva Parish within Järva County.
Coordinates: 59°01′59″N 25°52′59″E / 59.033°N 25.883°E / 59.033; 25.883
Country Estonia
County Järva County
Administrative centreJärva-Jaani
Area
 • Total
1,223 km2 (472 sq mi)
Population
 (2026)[1]
 • Total
8,751
 • Density7.155/km2 (18.53/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-255
Websitejarvavald.kovtp.ee

Järva Parish is a municipality in Järva County, Estonia. It was created in 2017 as a merger of 6 municipalities: Albu Parish, Ambla Parish, Imavere Parish, Järva-Jaani Parish, Kareda Parish and Koigi Parish.[2]

Settlements

There is one borough - Järva-Jaani, five small boroughs - Aravete, Ambla, Koeru, Käravete and Peetri, and 74 villages in the parish.

Demographics

As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 8,751 residents, of which 4,502 (51.4%) were women and 4,249 (48.6%) were men.[3]

Religion

In terms of religion, 7.6% of the residents older than fifteen years living in the municipality declared themselves Lutheran in the 2021 census, and 2.2% declared themselves other Christians. The majority of residents of the parish, 86.3% declared themselves religiously unaffiliated. 0.4 % of the population follows other religions and 3.6% did not specify their religious affiliation.[4]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  2. ↑ "Albu valla, Ambla valla, Imavere valla, Järva-Jaani valla, Kareda valla ja Koigi valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 "Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". eelnoud.valitsus.ee. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  3. ↑ "RV0282U: POPULATION BY SEX, AGE GROUP AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE, 1 JANUARY". PxWeb. Retrieved 2026-05-16.
  4. ↑ "stat.ee".


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