Rapla County Facts for Kids

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Rapla County

County of Estonia

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Country

Estonia

Capital

Rapla

Area

• Total

2,980 km² (1,150 sq mi)

Population

(Jan 2009)

• Total

36,678

• Density

12.308/km² (31.88/sq mi)

ISO 3166 code

EE-70

Rapla County (also called Raplamaa in Estonian) is one of the 15 main areas, or counties, in Estonia. You can find it in the western part of the country. About 36,678 people lived here in 2009, which was a small part of Estonia's total population.

A Look Back in Time
How Rapla County is Run
Local Areas: Municipalities
Nature and Resources
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A Look Back in Time

The first time Rapla was written about was a very long time ago, in 1241. This was in a Danish book called Liber Census Daniae, which was like a big survey of the land.

How Rapla County is Run

Rapla County has its own government, called Maavalitsus in Estonian. A person called a governor (maavanem) leads this government. The Government of Estonia chooses the governor to serve for five years.

Local Areas: Municipalities

Rapla County is divided into smaller areas called municipalities. These are like local towns and the areas around them. There are 4 rural municipalities in Rapla County:

Rank	Municipality	Type	Population (2018)	Area km²	Density
1	Kehtna Parish	Rural	5,605	512	10.9
2	Kohila Parish	Rural	7,096	230	30.9
3	Märjamaa Parish	Rural	7,739	1,174	6.6
4	Rapla Parish	Rural	13,334	849	15.7

Nature and Resources

Rapla County has some cool natural resources. These include different kinds of rocks like limestone and dolomite. You can also find peat (which is like very old plant material) and clay here.