Jõhvi Parish

Jõhvi Parish (Estonian: Jõhvi vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County, consisting of the county capital Jõhvi and its environs. It has a population of 13,174 (2006) and an area of 124 km² (48 sq mi).

Jõhvi Parish Jõhvi vald
Municipality of Estonia
The town of Jõhvi at night
Flag Coat of arms
Jõhvi Parish within Ida-Viru County.
Coordinates: 59°22′N 27°25′E
Country	Estonia
County	Ida-Viru County
Administrative centre	Jõhvi
Area
• Total	124 km2 (48 sq mi)
Population
• Total	12,013
• Density	97/km2 (250/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-251
Website	www.johvi.ee

Settlements

Towns

Jõhvi

Small boroughs

Tammiku

Villages

• Edise
• Jõhvi
• Kahula
• Kose
• Kotinuka
• Linna
• Pajualuse
• Pargitaguse
• Pauliku
• Puru
• Sompa

Religion

Religion in Jõhvi Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (54.6%)

  Orthodox (37.3%)

  Lutheran (4.1%)

  Others Christians (3.0%)

  Others Religions (1.0%)

Twin administrative entities

Jõhvi is twinned with:

• Loimaa, Finland, since 1997
• Uddevalla, Sweden, since 1997
• Kingisepp, Russia, since 1999
• Thisted, Denmark, since 2000
• Olecko, Poland, since 2006

External links

• Official website (in Estonian and Russian)