Pärnu (urban municipality)


Pärnu is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.

Settlements

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Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda,, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.

Administration

Local administration consists of the ciy council and the ciy government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors is 39.

Twin towns and sister cities

Pärnu is twinned with:

  • Södertälje, Sweden
  • Oskarshamn, Sweden
  • Vaasa, Finland
  • Helsingør, Denmark
  • Siófok, Hungary
  • Ocean City, Maryland, US
  • Portsmouth, New Hampshire, US
  • Sochi, Russia

    • Citizens of honour

  • 1886 Konstantin Possiet
  • 1901 Friedrich Fromhold Martens
  • 1934 Konstantin Päts
  • 2007 Neeme Järvi
  • 2008 Valter Ojakäär
  • 2009 Jüri Jaanson