Võru
Võru
Võro (Võro) | |
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Võru city centre | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Võru Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 57°50′55″N 26°59′34″E / 57.848611111111°N 26.992777777778°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Võru County |
| Founded | 21 August 1784 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kalvi Kõva |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.01 km2 (5.41 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 12,112 |
| • Rank | 12th |
| • Density | 846.7/km2 (2,193/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 93% |
| • Russians | 5% |
| • other | 2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-919 |
| Website | www |
Võru (Estonian: [ˈvɤru]; Võro: Võro; German: Werro) is a town and a municipality in south-eastern Estonia. It is the capital of Võru County and the centre of Võru Parish.