Valga county/ Valgamaa in general
Population: 28 114(01.01.2023),
Population density: 14,4 inhabitants/ km²,
Size: 1917,11 km², 4,5% of the total territory of Estonia,
Administrative distibution: 3 municipalities, incl 3 towns;
3 main centers:
Valga town - the biggest municipality and administrative centre of the county (11696 inhabitants)
Tõrva town (2660 inhabitants)
Otepää town – Estonian Winter Capital, the centre of active and spa holidays in South Estonia (2137 inhabitants)
Vocational education: There is Vocational Training Centre in Valga arranging vocational training for car mechanic, logistics customer service specialist, shop assistant, log house constructor, garments tailor and joiner and some other.
3 more educational centres in neighbouring counties (Viljandi, Võru and Tartu counties).
Distances from Valga by road:
to Tallinn – 250 km, about 3h by car (intl. airport, intl. ferry port),
to Tartu – 85 km, about 1h by car (R&D and educational centre, intl. airport),
to Pärnu Port – 145km,
to Riga – 165 km, about 2h and by car (capital of Latvia, intl. airport and port),
to St.Petersburg – 410 km, about 5 h by car
to Russian border – 95km,
to Berlin – 970km
Directly on the border of the Latvian Republic
