Abja Parish ( et, Abja vald) was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality ...
of
Estonia
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, in
Viljandi County
Viljandi County ( et, Viljandi maakond or ''Viljandimaa''; german: Kreis Fellin) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in southern Estonia bordering Pärnu, Järva, Jõgeva, Tartu and Valga counties.
History
Viljandimaa, under the ...
. In 2009, it had a population of 2,719 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of .
After the
municipal elections
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held on 15 October 2017, Abja Parish was merged with
Halliste and
Karksi
Karksi is a village in Mulgi Parish in Viljandi County in southern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located near the town Karksi-Nuia.
See also
*Battle of Karksi (1600)
The Battle of Karksi (also known as Battle of Karkus) was fo ...
parishes and the town of
Mõisaküla to form a new
Mulgi Parish
Mulgi Parish ( et, Mulgi vald) is a rural municipality in southern Estonia. It is a part of Viljandi County. As of 2021, the municipality has a population of 7,372, and covers . It is one of the southernmost municipalities of both Vilandji and ...
.
Settlements
;Town
Abja-Paluoja
;Villages
Abja-Vanamõisa -
Abjaku -
Atika -
Kamara Kamara may refer to:
;Places
* Lato pros Kamara or simply Kamara, an ancient city on Crete
* Kamara, Estonia, a village
* Kämara, Estonia, a village
* Kamara, Arcadia, Greece, a village
* Kamara, Corfu, Greece, a village in the municipal unit Ach ...
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Laatre
Laatre is a small borough (') in Valga County in southern Estonia, located about 16 km northeast of the town of Estonia. Between 1992 and 2017, until the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian local governments, Laatre was the administrati ...
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Lasari
Lasari is a village in Mulgi Parish, Viljandi County in Estonia
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Penuja -
Põlde -
Räägu -
Raamatu -
Saate -
Sarja -
Umbsoo -
Veelikse -
Veskimäe
Twinnings
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Nummi-Pusula, Finland (2004)
References
External links
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