Jõuga
Jõuga is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Jõuga has about 45 residents.Photo: RobertRSMN, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Hamlet with 45 residents
- Description: village in Alutaguse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia
- Also known as: “Iyuga”, “Jouga”, and “Yyuga”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Pesujärv.
Pesujärv
Lake
Photo: Aleksander Kaasik, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Pesujärv is a lake in Estonia. It is located in the village of Jõuga in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County, close to the border with Russia.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Iisaku and Alutaguse National Park.
Iisaku
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Iisaku is a small borough in northeastern Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county in Alutaguse Parish, around 30 km south from the town of Jõhvi. Iisaku was the administrative centre of Iisaku Parish. Iisaku is situated 6 km southwest of Jõuga.
Alutaguse National Park
Photo: Annaleena Vaher, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Alutaguse National Park is a national park in eastern Estonia, established in 2018. The park lies mostly on the Alutaguse Lowland. This region is characterized by sparse settlement density and a high percentage of natural landscapes.
Mäetaguse
Village
Photo: Amadvr, CC BY-SA 3.0 ee.
Mäetaguse is a small borough in Ida-Viru County in Alutaguse Parish in northeastern Estonia. Prior to 2017, it was the administrative centre of Mäetaguse Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 555, of which the Estonians were 271. Mäetaguse is situated 9 km northwest of Jõuga.
Jõuga
- Categories: village and locality
- Location: Jõuga küla, Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
59.1485° or 59° 8′ 55″ northLongitude
27.37047° or 27° 22′ 14″ eastPopulation
45Elevation
66 metres (217 feet)Open location code
9GF949XC+C5OpenStreetMap ID
node 1973425883OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
591883Wikidata ID
Q1692586
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Volapük—“Jõuga” goes by many names.
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