Rapla County
Raplamaa
County
Flag of Rapla County
Flag
Coat of arms of Rapla County
Coat of arms
Location of Rapla County
Coordinates: 59°15′N 26°20′E / 59.250°N 26.333°E / 59.250; 26.333
CountryEstonia
CapitalRapla
Government
 • GovernorTiit Leier
Area
 • Total2,979.70 km2 (1,150.47 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total33,529
 • Rank7th
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians94%
 • other6%
GDP
[2]
 • Total€540 million (2022)
 • Per capita€15,985 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-71
Vehicle registrationL
Websitewww.raplamv.ee

Rapla County (Estonian: Rapla maakond or Raplamaa) is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in the western part of the country and borders Järva County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, Lääne County to the west, and Harju County to the north. In 2022 Rapla County had a population of 33,529 – constituting 2.5% of the total population of Estonia.[1]

History

The first written records of Rapla date back to the 1241 Danish census (Liber Census Daniae).

County government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009, the Governor position is held by Tiit Leier.

Municipalities

Municipalities of Rapla County after 2017 administrative reform

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 4 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Rapla County:

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[3]		Area
km2[3]		Density[3]
1Kehtna ParishRural5,60551210.9
2Kohila ParishRural7,09623030.9
3Märjamaa ParishRural7,7391,1746.6
4Rapla ParishRural13,33484915.7

Religion

Religion in Rapla County (2021)

  Unaffiliated (82.6%)
  Lutheran (10.7%)
  Orthodox (2.7%)
  Others Christians (2.3%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (1.4%)
Religious affiliations in Rapla County, census 2000–2021*[4]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  %
Christianity7,74726.15,14417.64,37015.7
—Orthodox Christians7752.69123.17402.7
—Lutherans6,43921.73,76112.82,98010.7
—Catholics680.2500.12400.8
—Baptists2320.71550.51400.5
—Jehovah's Witnesses580.1720.2800.2
—Pentecostals950.2370.1300.1
—Old Believers40.0170.01--
—Methodists360.1130.02--
—Adventists400.1290.1--
—Other Christians-1080.31600.55
Islam90.02110.02--
Buddhism--150.02600.2
Other religions**1770.62320.83401.2
No religion11,73939.619,69567.519,66070.6
Not stated***9,86033.24,09114.03,33011.9
Total population*29,63229,18727,820
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[4]
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Geography

Natural resources found in Rapla county include limestone, dolomite, peat, and clay.

Miscellaneous topics

The church of Rapla was built in 1901. However, much of the interior dates back to several hundred years earlier and is of high structural quality and historical value. In the churchyard there are several crosses remaining from the 17th century.

References

  1. 1 2 "RV022U: POPULATION, 1 JANUARY by Year and County". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2021. Retrieved 2021-07-05.
  2. ↑ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. 1 2 3 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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