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Kuressaare
Kuressaare () is a city on the island Saaremaa in Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saaremaa Municipality and the seat of Saare County. Kuressaare is the westernmost town in Estonia. The recorded population on 1 January 2024 was 13,185.
Valga
town in southern Estonia
Jõhvi
Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.
Paldiski
Paldiski is a seaside town in northwestern Estonia on the Pakri Peninsula. The town is adjacent to the Pakri islands in the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea. It is the administrative centre of the Lääne-Harju Parish in Harju County.
Põlva
Põlva (; ) is a town in southeastern Estonia, the county seat of Põlva County, and the centre of Põlva Parish.
Kärdla
Kärdla (; ; ) is the only town on the island of Hiiumaa, Estonia. It is the capital of Hiiu County and the administrative center of Hiiumaa Parish. The Chairman of the District Council of Kärdla is Tõnis Paljasma.
Jõgeva
thumb|Drone video of Jõgeva in July 2021
Rapla
thumb|Drone video of Rapla and its octagonal KEK house in Estonia 2021
Otepää
Otepää (formerly Nuustaku) is a town in Valga County, southern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Otepää Parish. Otepää is a popular skiing resort, popularly known as the "winter capital" of Estonia (in contrast to the "summer capital" Pärnu). During the 2005–2006 season it became the site for FIS Cross-Country World Cup events.
Põltsamaa
Põltsamaa () is a town in Põltsamaa Parish, Jõgeva County, in central Estonia. The town stands on the Põltsamaa River, and it features a 13th-century castle.
Saue
Saue is a town in north-western Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saue Parish in Harju County.
Tapa
town in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Elva
town in Estonia
Türi
Türi is a town in Järva County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Türi Parish. Due to its spring flower fairs, which have been held since 1977 and are known throughout Estonia, Türi has also been known as the "spring capital" of Estonia since 2000.
Kunda
town in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia
Kiviõli
Kiviõli ( ; ) is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia, established in 1922. The main industry in the town is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name.
Tõrva
Mustvee
Mustvee is a town in Estonia. It lies on the west coast of Lake Peipus, and is administratively part of the Mustvee Parish in Jõgeva County. Ethnic Estonians and Russians both make up around half of its current population of approximately 1,600.
Abja-Paluoja
Abja-Paluoja is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, in southern Estonia. Abja-Paluoja got the town status and became a separate urban municipality in 1993.
Kallaste
Kallaste is a town in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, in eastern Estonia. It is located on the western shore of Lake Peipus.
Sindi
town in Estonia
Mõisaküla
Mõisaküla (; ) is a town in southern Estonia, part of Mulgi Parish of Viljandi County, just next to the border of Latvia.
Kehra
Kehra is a town in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, best known for its pulp and paper mill. The town stands on the banks of the Jägala River, and it has a station on the Tallinn–Narva railway. As of January 1, 2023, the town had a population of 2,694. thumb|Drone video of Kehra, its paper mill, and the railway station
Räpina
Räpina (, ) is a town in Põlva County, Estonia. Räpina was the administrative centre of Räpina raion from 1950 until 1961, and currently it is the administrative seat of Räpina Parish. The oldest commercial enterprise in Räpina is a paper factory that opened in 1734.
Lihula
thumb|Lihula thumb|Drone video of Lihula stronghold, the manor and town (August 2021) Lihula is a town in Lääneranna Parish, Pärnu County, Estonia.
Võhma
Võhma is a town in Põhja-Sakala Parish, Viljandi County, central Estonia.
Püssi
Püssi ( ; ; ) is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg.
Antsla
Antsla () is a town in Võru County, southern Estonia, it is the administrative seat of Antsla Parish.
Kilingi-Nõmme
Kilingi-Nõmme is a town in Pärnu County, southwestern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Saarde Parish. It is located on the intersection of Valga–Uulu (Valga–Pärnu, no. 6) and Tartu–Viljandi–Kilingi-Nõmme (no. 92) roads, about from the Estonian border with Latvia.
Tamsalu
Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.
Suure-Jaani
Suure-Jaani is a town in the northern part of the county of Viljandimaa in Põhja-Sakala rural municipality, 25 kilometres north of the town of Viljandi. Until 2017, Suure-Jaani was the administrative centre of Suure-Jaani rural municipality.
Karksi-Nuia
Karksi-Nuia (before 1987 Nuia; ) is a town in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County, southern Estonia close to the Latvian border. The nearest villages are Univere to the west, Polli and Karksi to the north, and Kõvaküla to the south.
Emmaste Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Vändra
Vändra () is a borough () in Põhja-Pärnumaa Parish in Pärnu County, Estonia.
Aegviidu
thumb|Drone video of Aegviidu blue springs thumb|Drone video of Aegviidu water tower Aegviidu is a borough in Anija Parish, Harju County, Estonia, most known for its picturesque surroundings and hiking trails.
Padise Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Nissi Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (until 2017)
Kernu Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1993–2017)
Keila Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Pühalepa Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
Laimjala Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
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 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 1.76 km².
Salme Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Sõmerpalu Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
Vasalemma Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Käina Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Lihula Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1999-2017)
Haanja Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
Märjamaa
Märjamaa is a borough () in Rapla County, Estonia. It is the administrative center of Märjamaa Parish. Märjamaa has a population of 2,961 as of 29 November 2012, making it the largest settlement in the whole of Märjamaa Parish.
Noarootsi Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
Kohila
thumb|Drone video of Kohila bridges, watermill and town (June 2022) Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, ) is a borough () in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).
Kullamaa Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Torgu Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1993–2017)
Kohtla-Nõmme
Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough () in Jõhvi Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 886 (as of 31 December 2021) and an area of 4.1 km²
Pihtla Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Valjala Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Kihelkonna Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1992–2017)
Orissaare Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)
Järvakandi
Järvakandi () is a borough () in central Estonia. Administratively it constituted Järvakandi Parish () until 2017 — a rural municipality within Rapla County. After the 2017 reforms of municipalities, it is now located in Kehtna Parish. The municipality had a population of 1,375 as of January 2012 and an area of 4.83 km2.
Juuru Rural Municipality
former municipality of Estonia (1991–2017)