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Setomaa Parish

Setomaa Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 2,849 and an area of 463.1 km2.

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Setomaa Parish
Setomaa vald
Flag of Setomaa Parish
Coat of arms of Setomaa Parish
Setomaa Parish within Võru County.
Setomaa Parish within Võru County.
Country Estonia
County Võru County
Area
 • Total
463.18 km2 (178.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2022 [1])
 • Total
2,849
 • Density6.151/km2 (15.93/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-732

Setomaa Parish (Estonian: Setomaa vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 2,849 (as of 1 January 2022) and an area of 463.1 km2.1

Demographics

Population in the municipality:

  • 2000: 4,206
  • 2011: 2,990
  • 2022: 2,849

Settlements

There is one small borough (alevik) Värska and 156 villages (küla) in Setomaa Parish.

The villages are: Ala-Tsumba, Antkruva, Audjassaare, Beresje, Ermakova, Helbi, Hilana, Hilläkeste, Hindsa, Holdi, Härmä, Ignasõ, Igrise, Jaanimäe, Juusa, Jõksi, Järvepää, Kahkva, Kalatsova, Kangavitsa, Karamsina, Karisilla, Kasakova, Kastamara, Keerba, Kiiova, Kiislova, Kiksova, Kitsõ, Klistina, Koidula, Kolodavitsa, Kolossova, Koorla, Korela, Korski, Kossa, Kostkova, Kremessova, Kriiva, Kuigõ, Kuksina, Kundruse, Kusnetsova, Kõõru, Käre, Küllätüvä, Laossina, Leimani, Lepä, Lindsi, Litvina, Lobotka, Lutepää, Lutja, Lütä, Lüübnitsa, Maaslova, Marinova, Martsina, Masluva, Matsuri, Melso, Merekülä, Meremäe, Miikse, Mikitamäe, Miku, Mokra, Määsi, Määsovitsa, Napi, Navikõ, Nedsaja, Niitsiku, Obinitsa, Olehkova, Ostrova, Paklova, Palandõ, Palo, Paloveere, Pattina, Pelsi, Perdaku, Pliia, Podmotsa, Poksa, Polovina, Popovitsa, Pruntova, Puista, Puugnitsa, Põrstõ, Raotu, Rokina, Ruutsi, Rõsna, Rääptsova, Rääsolaane, Saabolda, Saagri, Saatse, Samarina, Selise, Seretsüvä, Serga, Sesniki, Sirgova, Sulbi, Säpina, Talka, Tedre, Tepia, Tessova, Teterüvä, Tiastõ, Tiilige, Tiirhanna, Tiklasõ, Tobrova, Tonja, Toodsi, Toomasmäe, Treiali, Treski, Triginä, Tserebi, Tsergondõ, Tsirgu, Tsumba, Tuplova, Tuulova, Tääglova, Ulaskova, Ulitina, Usinitsa, Uusvada, Vaaksaarõ, Vaartsi, Varesmäe, Vasla, Vedernika, Velna, Veretinä, Verhulitsa, Vinski, Viro, Voropi, Võmmorski, Võpolsova, Võõpsu, Väike-Rõsna, Väiko-Härmä, Väiko-Serga, Õrsava.

Geography

Climate data for Setomaa parish 1991–2020
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Mean maximum °C (°F) 5.0
(41.0)
5.0
(41.0)
11.5
(52.7)
21.5
(70.7)
26.3
(79.3)
28.2
(82.8)
29.9
(85.8)
28.8
(83.8)
23.5
(74.3)
16.4
(61.5)
10.2
(50.4)
6.1
(43.0)
17.7
(63.9)
Daily mean °C (°F) −4.2
(24.4)
−4.5
(23.9)
−0.5
(31.1)
6.0
(42.8)
11.7
(53.1)
15.7
(60.3)
18.2
(64.8)
16.7
(62.1)
11.8
(53.2)
6.1
(43.0)
1.3
(34.3)
−2.0
(28.4)
6.4
(43.5)
Mean minimum °C (°F) −21.0
(−5.8)
−20.5
(−4.9)
−14.5
(5.9)
−5.8
(21.6)
−1.7
(28.9)
3.2
(37.8)
7.3
(45.1)
5.3
(41.5)
0.2
(32.4)
−5.2
(22.6)
−10.1
(13.8)
−14.9
(5.2)
−6.5
(20.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 47.1
(1.85)
37.6
(1.48)
35.3
(1.39)
35.5
(1.40)
52.7
(2.07)
83.3
(3.28)
71.3
(2.81)
79.2
(3.12)
55.5
(2.19)
65.8
(2.59)
52.7
(2.07)
47.5
(1.87)
663.5
(26.12)
Source 1: Keskkonnaagentuur.ee2
Source 2: Keskkonnaagentuur.ee3

There is no weather station with long-term observation data in the municipality. The Environmental Agency has compiled the climate data for the municipality based on estimates.

There is a hydrometric station of the Environmental Agency in Korela4.

Religion

Religion in Setomaa Parish (2021) [2]
  1. Unaffiliated (53.8%)
  2. Orthodox (37.8%)
  3. Lutheran (6.40%)
  4. Unknown (2.00%)
  5. 0.00%
  6. 0.00%
References

References

  1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 27 January 2010.
  2. "Kliimaatlas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Kliimaatlas".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Seirevõrk". Retrieved 27 February 2026.

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