Setomaa is a region south of Lake Peipus

Lake Peipus

Lake Peipus, ) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St...

 and inhabited by the Seto

Seto language

Seto or Setu language is a dialect of the South Estonian or Võro language , spoken by about 5,000 people...

 speaking Setos

Setos

Setos are an autochthonous ethnic and linguistic minority in south-eastern Estonia and north-western Russia. Setos are mostly Seto-speaking Orthodox Christians of Estonian nationality. Their dialect, that some consider an independent language - the Seto language belongs to the Finnic group of the...

. Seto language belongs to south Estonian dialect of Estonian language. The historic range of Setomaa is located on territories of present day 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...

 and Russia

Russia

Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

. Estonian Setomaa presently consists of lands in Põlvamaa and Võrumaa counties located in southeastern Estonia and bordering Russia.

Current subdivision

Estonian Setomaa consists of:

• In Põlvamaa:
  • Mikitamäe Parish
    Mikitamäe Parish
    Mikitamäe Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 998 and an area of 104.41 km².-Settlements:Villages:...
    
    
  • Värska Parish
    Värska Parish
    Värska Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Põlva County. It has a population of 1,344 and an area of 187.82 km².-Settlements:Small borough:VärskaVillages:...
    
    
• In Võrumaa:
• Meremäe Parish
  Meremäe Parish
  Meremäe Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 1,140 and an area of 131.97 km².Meremäe is a part of the historical region of Setomaa.-Settlements:Villages...
  
  
• Luhamaa
  Luhamaa
  Luhamaa is a settlement in Misso Parish, Võru County in southeastern Estonia, which is also a part of Setomaa....
  
   region of Misso Parish
  Misso Parish
  Misso Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Võru County. It has a population of 780 and an area of 189.35 km².-Settlements:Small boroughMissoVillages...
  
  

Russian side consists of Pechorsky District

Pechorsky District

Pechorsky District is an administrative and municipal district , one of the 24 in Pskov Oblast, Russia....

, which is a part of Pskov Oblast

Pskov Oblast

Pskov Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Pskov Oblast borders the countries of Estonia and Latvia, as well as Belarus. It is the westernmost federal subject of contiguous Russia . Its major cities are the administrative center Pskov and Velikiye Luki . Area: 55,300 km²...

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