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Puka (German: Bockenhof) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Otepää Parish, Valga County, southern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Puka Parish until 2017. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 580.[1]

Puka
Small borough
Puka
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°3′11″N 26°14′28″E
Country Estonia
County Valga County
MunicipalityOtepää Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total580

Architect Georg Hellat (1870–1943) was born in Puka.

On 1 May 1897, a military train derailed 3 km north of Puka. 58 people were killed and 44 deeply wounded in the accident.[2]




References


  1. "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 31 May 2013.
  2. "Puka alevik" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 11 January 2013.


Preceding station Elron Following station
Palupera
towards Tallinn
 Tallinn–Tartu–Valga Mägiste
towards Valga


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