Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is located in the eastern part of the country, and it borders Ida-Viru County to the northeast, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the southwest, Järva County to the northwest, and Lääne-Viru County to the north.
History
Jõgeva County was created January 1, 1990, from parts of Viljandi and Tartu counties.County government
Previously the county government was led by a governor, who was appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2009 until 2017, the Jõgeva County governor position was held by Viktor Svjatõšev. From January 1, 2018, county governments were shut down in Estonia.Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are three rural municipalities in Jõgeva County.Religion
The following congregations of the Estonian [Evangelical Lutheran Church] operate in Jõgeva County: Jõgeva, Kursi, Laiuse, Lohusuu, Avinurme, Maarja-Magdaleena, Mustvee, Palamuse and Torma congregation under EELC's Tartu Deanery and Põltsamaa congregation under EELC's Viljandi Deanery.Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, there are under the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church congregations in Põltsamaa and Kaarepere. An Orthodox congregation in Mustvee operates under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate
The congregation of Mercy and the Holy Trinity, which operates in Mustvee, is an independent Orthodox congregation that does not belong to the canonical jurisdiction of either the Estonian Apostolic Orthodox Church or the Moscow Patriarchate.
Old Believer congregations operate in Mustvee, Raja and Kükita.
There are three Baptist congregations in the county, and Adventists and other Christians also have their congregations.