Sites about or related to the county of Pärnumaa (Pärnu county, in Estonian: <em>Pärnu maakond</em>). It is located is south-western Estonia, where it borders with Latvia, and has <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/P%c3%a4rnumaa/P%c3%a4rnu/">Pärnu</a> as its capital. The county covers an area of 4807 km² and has approximately 92,000 inhabitants. The county is divided in 20 municipalities: <ul> <li> 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: <i>linnad</i>): <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/P%c3%a4rnumaa/P%c3%a4rnu/">Pärnu</a>, and Sindi. <li> 18 rural municipalities (Estonian: <i>vallad</i>): Are, <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/Pärnumaa/Audru">Audru</a>, Halinga, <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/Pärnumaa/Häädemeeste/">Häädemeeste</a>, Kaisma, <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/P%c3%a4rnumaa/Kihnu/">Kihnu</a>, Koonga, Paikuse, Saarde, Sauga, Surju, Tahkuranna, Tootsi, Tori, <a href="/Regional/Europe/Estonia/P%c3%a4rnumaa/T%c3%b5stamaa/">Tõstamaa</a>, Varbla, Vändra alev, and Vändra. </ul> In 2013 Lavassaare was merged with Audru municipality.