Matjama

Matjama
Village
Matjama Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°30′42″N 26°56′05″E / 58.51167°N 26.93472°E / 58.51167; 26.93472Coordinates: 58°30′42″N 26°56′05″E / 58.51167°N 26.93472°E / 58.51167; 26.93472
Country	Estonia
County	Tartu County
Municipality	Vara Parish
Population (2011 Census^[1])
• Total	55

Matjama is a village in Vara Parish, Tartu County, Estonia. It is located by the Jõhvi–Tartu–Valga road (E264). As of 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]

Theologist, orientalist and syriologist Arthur Võõbus (1909–1988), was born in Matjama.

References

1 2 "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.

Settlements in Vara Parish

Villages	Alajõe Ätte Kargaja Kauda Keressaare Koosa Koosalaane Kusma Kuusiku Matjama Meoma Metsakivi Mustametsa Papiaru Pilpaküla Põdra Põldmaa Põrgu Praaga Rehemetsa Särgla Selgise Sookalduse Tähemaa Undi Välgi Vanaussaia Vara

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