Puka Parish

Puka ( German: Bockenhof ) is a rural municipality in the Estonian Valga County with an area of ​​200.9 km ². It has 1881 inhabitants (1 January 2006).

In addition to the main town Rakke ( 1190 inhabitants) includes the parish villages Aakre, Kibena, Kolli, Komsi, Kuigatsi, Kähri, Meegaste, Palamuste, Pedaste, Plika, Prange, Purtsi, Poru, Pühaste, Rebaste, Ruuna, Soontaga and Vaardi.

The landscape, with many forests and avenues is particularly interesting for nature tourists.

In Puka on May 1 in 1897 of the largest railway disasters Estonia, in which 58 people were killed and many more serious injuries.