Matjama
Matjama | |
|---|---|
  Matjama Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°30′42″N 26°56′05″E / 58.51167°N 26.93472°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Tartu County |
| Municipality | Peipsiääre Parish |
| Population | |
| • Total | 55 |
Matjama is a village in Peipsiääre Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located by the Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga road (E264). As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 55.[1]
Matjama was the location of one of the earliest libraries in Tartu County, established in 1883.[2]
The theologist, orientalist, and syriologist Arthur Võõbus (1909–1988) was born in Matjama.
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ "Matjama küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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