Pala Parish

Pala Parish
Pala vald
Lümati elm tree
Lümati elm tree
Flag of Pala Parish
Coat of arms of Pala Parish
Pala Parish within Jõgeva County.
Pala Parish within Jõgeva County.
Country Estonia
County Jõgeva County
Administrative centrePala
Area
 • Total156.71 km2 (60.51 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2004)
 • Total1,363
 • Density8.7/km2 (23/sq mi)
Websitewww.pala.ee

Pala Parish (Estonian: Pala vald) is a former rural municipality in eastern Estonia. It was a part of Jõgeva County. The municipality had a population of 1,363 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 156.71 km². The population density was 8.7 inhabitants per km². There was a total of 23 villages in Pala Parish.

Administrative centre of the municipality was Pala with population of 276. It was first mentioned in 1582 as Pallawes. There are a school, a musical school, a library and a cultural centre in Pala village.[1] Pala Parish is also described as being in a better overall condition then other parishes around the area.[2]

  1. ^ "WorldPOI - Pala". www.worldpoi.com. Retrieved 2019-12-14.
  2. ^ "Successful small parishes weak point of administrative reform". Estonian news - news.postimees.ee. 2017-02-07. Retrieved 2019-12-14.