Pastaku is a village in Palupera Parish, Valga County

Valga County

Valga County , or Valgamaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. Its capital is Valga, which is located on the Estonian-Latvian border. It is situated in southern part of the country and borders Põlva County and Võru County to the east, Latvia to the south and to the west, Viljandi County and Tartu...

 in southeastern Estonia

Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It is located just north of Hellenurme

Hellenurme

Hellenurme is a village in Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It is located about south of the town of Elva and about northwest of the town of Otepää. Hellenurme is the administrative centre of Palupera Parish. The village has a population of 170 .Hellenurme Manor was first mentioned in 1641,...

, the administrative centre of the municipality, the town of Elva

Elva, Estonia

Elva is a town and a municipality in Tartu County, Estonia. It has a population of 5,762 and an area of 9.92k m².Elva has two larger lakes. Lake Verevi has a sandy and well-developed beach area that is very popular in the summer and is host to many outdoor events. Lake Arbi has wet reed grown shores...

 is located about 8 km (5 mi) north. Pastaku has a population of 45 (as of 1 January 2011).

The Tartu

Tartu

Tartu is the second largest city of Estonia. In contrast to Estonia's political and financial capital Tallinn, Tartu is often considered the intellectual and cultural hub, especially since it is home to Estonia's oldest and most renowned university. Situated 186 km southeast of Tallinn, the...

–Valga railway passes Pastaku on its western side, but there is no station. The nearest station is located about 4 km southwest in Palupera

Palupera

Palupera is a village in Palupera Parish, Valga County in southeastern Estonia. It's located about northwest of the town of Otepää and about southwest of the town of Elva. Palupera has a population of 198 ....

village.