Harku Parish

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Harku Parish
Harku vald
Municipality of Estonia
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Flag of Harku Parish
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Coat of arms of Harku Parish
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Harku Parish within Harju County (yellow) and within Estonia
Harku Parish within Harju County (yellow) and within Estonia
Country Estonia
CountyFlag of et-Harju maakond.svg Harju County
Administrative centreTabasalu
Government
[1]
 • MayorErik Sandla (IRL)
Area
[2]
 • Total159.77 km2 (61.69 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2020)
 • Total15,248Increase[3]
ISO 3166 codeEE-198
Websitewww.harku.ee

Harku Parish (Estonian: Harku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, northern Estonia, located west and neighbouring the capital Tallinn. It occupies an area of 159.77 km2 (61.69 sq mi) and has a population of 7,575 (as of 1 January 2012). The population density is 47.412/km2 (122.796/sq mi).[4]

The administrative centre of Harku Parish is Tabasalu a small borough with population of 3,217[citation needed].

History[]

First mentioned in 1891.

Local government[]

The current mayor of Harku Parish is Erik Sandla from the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.[1] Current chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Kalle Palling MP.[5]

Geography[]

Populated places[]

There are 2 small boroughs (alevikud, sg. - alevik) and 21 villages (külad, sg. - küla) in Harku Parish.

Small boroughs: Harku, Tabasalu.

Villages: Adra, Harkujärve, Humala, Ilmandu, Kumna, Kütke, Laabi, Liikva, Muraste, Naage, Rannamõisa, Sõrve, Suurupi, Tiskre, Türisalu, Tutermaa, Vääna, Vääna-Jõesuu, Vahi, Vaila, Viti.

  • Tabasalu

  • Muraste

  • Rannamõisa

  • Ranna church

  • Vahiküla waterfall

  • Suurupi upper lighthouse

  • Harku manor

  • Kumna manor

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Harku vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  2. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
  3. ^ "Elanike arv - Eesti Linnade ja Valdade Liit".
  4. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  5. ^ "Vallavolikogu" (in Estonian). Harku vald http://www.harku.ee. Retrieved 25 November 2017. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links[]

Coordinates: 59°26′N 24°33′E / 59.433°N 24.550°E / 59.433; 24.550


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