Tartu (urban municipality)

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Tartu (urban municipality) is an urban area in eastern Estonia, located in Tartu County. It includes the city of Tartu and Tähtvere Parish, which borders the city to the northwest. Tähtvere Parish joined the city in 2017, and the municipality is separate from nearby Tartu Parish.

Settlements
- City: Tartu
- Boroughs: Ilmatsalu and Märja
- Villages: Haage, Ilmatsalu, Kandiküla, Kardla, Pihva, Rahinge, Rõhu, Tähtvere, Tüki, Vorbuse

Population and area
- Population: about 95,430 (as of January 1, 2021)
- Area: 154 square kilometers
- Population density: about 620 people per square kilometer

Government
- The city council has 49 members, elected every four years by proportional representation.
- The executive includes a mayor and five deputy mayors. The current mayor is Urmas Klaas (Estonian Reform Party).
- Notable past mayors include Andrus Ansip (Prime Minister of Estonia from 2005 to 2014) and other Reform Party members.

International relations
- Tartu is twinned with several cities, including Bærum (Norway), Deventer (Netherlands), Ferrara (Italy), Frederiksberg (Denmark), Gyumri ( Armenia; historic ties), Hafnarfjörður (Iceland), Hämeenlinna (Finland), Kaunas (Lithuania), Lüneburg (Germany), Pskov (Russia), Riga (Latvia), Salisbury (United States), Tampere (Finland), Turku (Finland), Uppsala (Sweden), Veszprém (Hungary), Zutphen (Netherlands), and others.

Website
- Official website: tartu.ee