Paistu Parish

Paistu Parish
Paistu vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Flag of Paistu Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Paistu Parish
Coat of arms
Paistu Parish within Viljandi County in 2009.
Paistu Parish within Viljandi County in 2009.
CountryEstonia
CountyViljandi County
Administrative centrePaistu
Area
 • Total128.59 km2 (49.65 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2009)
 • Total1,622
 • Density13/km2 (33/sq mi)
Websitewww.paistu.ee

Paistu Parish (Estonian: Paistu vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Viljandi County.

After the local government council elections held on 20 October 2013, Paistu Parish was merged with Pärsti, Saarepeedi and Viiratsi parishes to form a new Viljandi Parish around the town of Viljandi.[1]

On 1 January 2009, it had a population of 1,622 and an area of 128.59 km2.[2]

  1. ^ Siseministeerium Archived 2013-10-29 at the Wayback Machine Tekib seitse tugevat valda. 2013
  2. ^ "Population figure and composition". www.stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.