Pärnu (urban municipality)

Pärnu (Pärnu linn) is an urban municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. It comprises the town of Pärnu and settlements of former parishes of Audru, Paikuse and Tõstamaa.

Settlements

 * town
 * Pärnu


 * boroughs
 * Audru, Tõstamaa, Paikuse and Lavassaare

Ahaste, Alu, Aruvälja, Eassalu, Ermistu, Jõõpre, Kabriste, Kastna, Kavaru, Kihlepa, Kiraste, Kõima, Kõpu, Kärbu, Lao, Lemmetsa, Liiva, Lindi, Liu, Lõuka, Malda, Manija, Marksa, Männikuste, Oara, Papsaare, Peerni, Pootsi, Põhara, Põldeotsa, Põlendmaa, Päraküla, Rammuka, Ranniku, Ridalepa, Saari, Saulepa, Seliste, Seljametsa, Silla, Soeva, Soomra, Tammuru, Tuuraste, Tõhela, Tõlli, Valgeranna, Vaskrääma, Värati.
 * villages

Administration
Local administration consists of the city council and the city government. City council elections take place every four years. The number of councillors depends on the population. The current number of councillors are 39.

Twin towns – sister cities
Pärnu is twinned with:


 * 🇳🇴 Gran, Norway
 * 🇸🇪 Helsingborg, Sweden


 * 🇱🇻 Jelgava, Latvia
 * 🇺🇸 Ocean City, United States
 * 🇸🇪 Oskarshamn, Sweden
 * 🇺🇸 Portsmouth, United States
 * 🇱🇹 Šiauliai, Lithuania
 * 🇭🇺 Siófok, Hungary
 * 🇸🇪 Södertälje, Sweden
 * 🇫🇮 Vaasa, Finland

Citizens of honour

 * 1886 Konstantin Possiet
 * 1901 Friedrich Fromhold Martens
 * 1934 Konstantin Päts
 * 2007 Neeme Järvi
 * 2008 Valter Ojakäär
 * 2009 Jüri Jaanson