Back Condaus d'Estonia AN مقاطعات إستونيا Arabic Goleem ke Eestia AVK এস্তোনিয়ার কাউন্টি Bengali/Bangla Okruzi Estonije BS Kraje v Estonsku Czech Estlands amter Danish Επαρχίες της Εσθονίας Greek Distriktoj de Estonio Esperanto Maakond Estonian
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The counties of Estonia (Eesti maakonnad) are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments (maavalitsus) were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of municipalities of two types: urban municipalities or towns (linnad), and rural municipalities or parishes (vallad), which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county.