Valga is a town in southern Estonia, on the border with Latvia. Valga and Valka in Latvia are actually one town, Valga making up the larger part with around 12,000 inhabitants in 2021, almost three times the population of Valka.

Valka

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Valka is a town in northern Latvia, on the border with Estonia. Valka and the Estonian town Valga are twins, separated by the Estonian/Latvian border but using the slogan "One Town, Two Countries".

Paju

Hamlet

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Paju is a village in Valga Parish, Valga County in southern Estonia. It is located about 6 km northeast of the town of Valga. Paju has a population of 80 and an area of 9.341 km².

Jaanikese küla

Type: Locality
Also known as: “Jaanikese kuela”
Location: Valga Parish, Valgamaa, Estonia, Baltic states, Europe
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Latitude

57.822° or 57° 49′ 19″ north

Longitude

26.0652° or 26° 3′ 55″ east

Elevation

80 metres (262 feet)

Open location code

9G98R3C8+Q3

GeoNames ID

11054266

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