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Viljandi County

county of Estonia
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Summary

Viljandi County is a county[1]. It draws 383 Wikipedia views per month (county category, ranking #23 of 102).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Estonia[3]
  • Country: Estonia[4]
  • Capital: Viljandi[5]
  • Shares border with: Pärnu County[6], Järva County[7], Jõgeva County[8], Tartu County[9], Valga County[10], Naukšēni Municipality[11], Rūjiena Municipality[12], Mazsalaca Municipality[13]
  • Contains the administrative territorial entity: Põhja-Sakala Rural Municipality[14], Viljandi Rural Municipality[15], Viljandi City[16], Mulgi Rural Municipality[17]
  • Flag: flag of Viljandi County[18]
  • Commons category: Viljandi County[19]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Viljandi County[20]
  • Population: 47,476[21], 47,010[22], 47,853[23], 47,288[24], 46,782[25], 46,371[26], 46,161[27], 45,877[28], 45,411[29], 45,637[30]
  • Official name: Viljandi maakond[31]
  • Category for people born here: Category:Births in Viljandi County[32]
  • Category for people buried here: Q140193421[33]
  • Category of associated people: Category:People from Viljandi County[34]
  • Area: 3420.04 km²[35]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Eesti 1000[36]
  • Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Viljandi County[37]

Why It Matters

Viljandi County has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

Estonia

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . pub.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . Statistical Database of Statistics Estonia. Retrieved . andmed.stat.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  33. [35] ↑ . Land and Spatial Development Board. Retrieved . geoportaal.maaamet.ee. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-10-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bar', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bs', 'ca', 'ce', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da',
    Sitelink count → 69
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||fr, es, gl, id, sv, sr, tr, ca, cs, da, nb, en, hu, lb, mul */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia+self_stated_in refs; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataC"
  2. 23d ago · Daniel Vincenc · 2026-09-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Contains the administrative territorial entity → Põhja-Sakala Rural Municipality, Viljandi Rural Municipality, Viljandi City +1
    Official name → {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'Viljandi maakond'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Contains the administrative territorial entity: Põhja-Sakala Rural Municipality"
  3. 18w ago · Miikul · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Population → —
    Capital → —
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 58.333333333333, 'lon': 25.583333333333}
    Category for people buried here → Q140193421
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ Category for people buried here: Q140193421"
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