NUTS of Estonia
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In the NUTS codes of Estonia
(EE), the three levels are:
The LAU codes of Estonia can be downloaded here:
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
(EE), the three levels are:
| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| NUTS 1 | — | 1 |
| NUTS 2 | — | 1 |
| NUTS 3 | Groups of counties Counties of Estonia A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the national government at the regional level... (Groups of Maakond) |
5 |
NUTS codes
- EE0 Estonia
- EE00 Estonia
- EE001 Põhja-Eesti (Harju CountyHarju CountyHarju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...
) - EE004 Lääne-Eesti (Hiiu County, Lääne CountyLääne CountyLääne County , or Läänemaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in western Estonia and borders Baltic Sea to the north, Harju County to the north-east, Rapla County to the east, Pärnu County to the south, and the island counties of Saare and Hiiu to the west...
, Pärnu CountyPärnu CountyPärnu County , or Pärnumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-western part of the country, on the coast of Gulf of Riga, and borders Lääne and Rapla counties to the north, Järva and Viljandi counties to the east, and Latvia to the south...
, Saare CountySaare CountySaare County , or Saaremaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It consists of Saaremaa , the largest island of Estonia, and several smaller islands near it. The county borders Lääne County to the east and Hiiu County to the north...
) - EE006 Kesk-Eesti (Järva CountyJärva CountyJärva County , or Järvamaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, Pärnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the...
, Lääne-Viru County, Rapla CountyRapla CountyRapla County , or Raplamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in 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...
) - EE007 Kirde-Eesti (Ida-Viru CountyIda-Viru CountyIda-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru literally holds the largest...
) - EE008 Lõuna-Eesti (Jõgeva CountyJõgeva CountyJõgeva County , or Jõgevamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, Järva County to the north-west and Lääne-Viru County to...
, Põlva CountyPõlva CountyPõlva County , or Põlvamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in south-eastern part of the country and borders Tartu, Valga and Võru counties. The county also shares a common border with Russia...
, Tartu CountyTartu CountyTartu County , or Tartumaa , is one of 15 counties of Estonia.It is located in eastern Estonia bordering Põlva County, Valga County, Viljandi County and Jõgeva County....
, Valga CountyValga CountyValga County , or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu...
, Viljandi CountyViljandi CountyViljandi County , is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties. 55,657 people live in Viljandi County – constituting 4.2% of the total population in Estonia ....
, Võru CountyVõru CountyVõrumaa or Võru maakond officially, is a county in Southern Estonia. It is bordered to the north by the Põlva County and the Lake Pihkva; to the west by Valga County; to the south by Latvia; and to the east by the Russian Federation....
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- EE001 Põhja-Eesti (Harju County
- EE00 Estonia
Local administrative units
Below the NUTS levels, the two LAU (Local Administrative Units) levels are:| Level | Subdivisions | # |
|---|---|---|
| LAU 1 | Counties Counties of Estonia A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the national government at the regional level... (Maakond) |
15 |
| LAU 2 | Municipalities Municipalities of Estonia A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country.... (Vald, linn) |
227 |
The LAU codes of Estonia can be downloaded here:
See also
- Subdivisions of Estonia
- ISO 3166-2 codes of EstoniaISO 3166-2:EEISO 3166-2:EE is the entry for Estonia in ISO 3166-2, part of the ISO 3166 standard published by the International Organization for Standardization , which defines codes for the names of the principal subdivisions of all countries coded in ISO 3166-1.Currently for Estonia, ISO 3166-2 codes are...
- FIPS region codes of Estonia
Sources
- Hierarchical list of the Nomenclature of territorial units for statistics - NUTS and the Statistical regions of Europe
- Overview map of EU Countries - NUTS level 1
- Correspondence between the NUTS levels and the national administrative units
- List of current NUTS codes
- Counties of Estonia, Statoids.com
