Matjama
Village
Matjama is located in Estonia
Matjama
Matjama
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 58°30′42″N 26°56′05″E / 58.51167°N 26.93472°E / 58.51167; 26.93472
CountryEstonia
CountyTartu County
MunicipalityPeipsiääre Parish
Population
 (2011 Census[1])
 • Total55

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

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

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Matjama küla" (in Estonian). eestigiid.ee. Retrieved 14 July 2013.


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