Tõrva | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Motto: | "Home between lakes" (Kodu järvede keskel) |
Pushpin Map: | Estonia |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Estonia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Valga County |
Subdivision Type2: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name2: | Tõrva Parish |
Established Title: | Town rights |
Established Date: | 2 July 1926 |
Area Total Km2: | 4.80 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 2690 |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population Rank: | 30th |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Tõrva is a town (Estonian: linn) in Tõrva Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It is located on the banks of the Õhne River. Tõrva has an area of 4.8km² and a population of 2,800 (as of 1 January 2009),[2] making it the second largest of the three towns in Valga County.
The borough (Estonian: alev) of Tõrva gained its town rights on 2 July 1926.[3]
The town's last mayor, Maido Ruusmann, was elected on 5 November 2013.
See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Estonia.
The former municipality of Tõrva was twinned with:
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