Tartu, Tartu

Tartu: Second largest city of Estonia

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Quick Facts about Tartu

Population : 92,974
Country : Sweden, Russian Empire, Sweden, Germany, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Sweden, Estonia, Soviet Union, Tsardom of Russia, Livonian Order, Tsardom of Russia, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, Soviet Union
State : Tartu (Estonia)
Different from : Tartu City
Postal code : 50050–51111
Plate code : T
Area : 38.97 km2
Official name : Дерпт, Дэрпт, Derpt, Юрьев, Тарту, Dorpat, Dorpat, Tartolin, Τάρτου, Tērbata, Tarbatum, Tartto, Dorpat, Tarbatu, Tartu, Dörpt, Юр’еў
Named for : Tharapita
Capital city : Tartu is capital of Tartu City, Bishopric of Dorpat, Yurevsky Uyezd, Tartu County
Establishment : January 01, 1262 (763 years ago)
Time Zone : Eastern European Time, UTC+02:00
Local time : 22:20:17 (7th December 2025)

Geography

Tartu is located at 58°21'58"N 26°44'10"E (58.3661111, 26.7361111).

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Demographics

Year Population % Change Method
1825 8,450 - demographic balance
1833 10,020 15.67% demographic balance
1840 12,203 17.89% demographic balance
1847 12,185 -0.15% census
1856 12,914 5.65% demographic balance
1863 14,386 10.23% demographic balance
1867 21,014 31.54% demographic balance
1881 29,974 29.89% demographic balance
1897 42,308 29.15% demographic balance
1922 50,342 15.96% census
1934 58,876 14.49% demographic balance
1979 104,518 43.67% census
2016 93,687 -11.56% demographic balance
2017 93,124 -0.6% demographic balance
2018 93,715 0.63% demographic balance
2019 93,865 0.16% demographic balance
2020 92,974 -0.96% demographic balance

Derpt, Dorpat, TARTU, Tarbatum, Tartto, Tartu, Terbata, Tērbata, Yur'yev, Yurev, ТАРТУ , Тарту, טרטו, ტარტუ, タルトゥ, 타르투