Põltsamaa () is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Jõgeva County. It has a population of 2722 (2001) and an area of 416.9 km2 (161.0 mi2).
Populated places Põltsamaa Parish has one town, 3 small boroughs, and around 60 villages.
Towns Põltsamaa
Small boroughs Adavere - Kamari - Puurmani
Villages Aidu - Alastvere - Altnurga - Annikvere - Arisvere - Esku - Jüriküla - Kaavere - Kablaküla - Kalana - Kaliküla - Kalme - Kauru - Kirikuvalla - Kõpu - Kõrkküla - Kose - Kuningamäe - Kuris - Laasme - Lahavere - Lebavere - Loopre - Luige - Lustivere - Mällikvere - Mõhküla - Mõisaküla - Mõrtsi - Neanurme - Nõmavere - Nurga - Pajusi - Pauastvere - Pikknurme - Pilu - Pisisaare - Pudivere - Puduküla - Puiatu - Räsna - Rõstla - Sopimetsa - Sulustvere - Tammiku - Tapiku - Tõivere - Tõrenurme - Tõrve - Umbusi - Uuevälja - Vägari - Väike-Kamari - Väljataguse - Vitsjärve - Võhmanõmme - Võisiku - Vorsti
Religion
Notable people Friedrich Amelung (1842 in Võisiku – 1909), a Baltic German cultural historian, businessman and chess endgame composer. Karl August Hermann (1851 in Võhmanõmme – 1909), writer, publicist, linguist and composer. Mihkel Pung (1876 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician and a former Minister of Foreign Affairs Johannes-Friedrich Zimmermann (1882 in Sosva – 1942), politician, Ministry of Economic Affairs in 1929 to 1931 and in 1932. Karl Tõnisson (1883 in Umbusi – 1962), a writer and religious figure who engaged with Buddhism in Estonia Artur Tupits (1892 in Põltsamaa Parish – 1941), politician, Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture in the 1930's Ants Paju (1944 in Tamsi – 2011), politician, journalist, athlete and engineer.
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