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Tootsi

Tootsi is a borough in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Tootsi had a municipality status of its own as Tootsi Parish within Pärnu County. It has the population of 951 and an area of 1.76 km².

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Tootsi
Borough
Former Tootsi peat factory
Former Tootsi peat factory
Tootsi
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°35′10″N 24°47′8″E / 58.58611°N 24.78556°E / 58.58611; 24.78556
CountryEstonia
CountyPärnu County
MunicipalityPõhja-Pärnumaa Parish
Area
 • Total
1.76 km2 (0.68 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)1
 • Total
774
 • Density440/km2 (1,140/sq mi)

Tootsi is a borough (Estonian: alev) in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Tootsi had a municipality status of its own as Tootsi Parish (Tootsi vald) within Pärnu County. It has the population of 951 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 1.76 km².2

Tootsi was founded in 1938, and in 1949 was granted borough rights.

Until December 2018 Tootsi had a station on the Tallinn - Pärnu railway line operated by Elron located in the neighbouring village of Elbi.

There is a museum dedicated to the peat industry in Tootsi.

Musician and playwright Ivar Põllu was born in Tootsi in 1974.

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