Lääne-Harju Parish
Lääne-Harju vald | |
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Country | Estonia |
County | Harju County |
Administrative centre | Paldiski |
Government | |
• Mayor | Jaanus Saat |
Area | |
• Total | 645.71 km2 (249.31 sq mi) |
Population (01.01.2019) | |
• Total | 12,865 |
• Density | 20/km2 (52/sq mi) |
ISO 3166 code | EE-431 |
Website | www.laaneharju.ee |
Lääne-Harju Parish ( Estonian: Lääne-Harju vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 12,865 (as of 1 January 2019) [1] and covers an area of 645.71 km2. [2] The population density is 19.9238/km2 (51.6024/sq mi).
The parish was formed as a result of the administrative reform in 2017 when four municipalities – Keila Parish, Padise Parish, Vasalemma Parish and the town of Paldiski – were merged to become Lääne-Harju Parish.
The current mayor (vallavanem) is Jaanus Saat (since the formation in 2017). [3]
There are 1 town, 6 small boroughs and 46 villages in Lääne-Harju Parish. [4]
Administrative centre of the municipality is Paldiski, a town.
The small boroughs are Ämari, Karjaküla, Keila-Joa, Klooga, Rummu and Vasalemma.
The rest of the settlements are villages: Alliklepa, Altküla, Änglema, Audevälja, Harju-Risti, Hatu, Illurma, Karilepa, Kasepere, Keelva, Keibu, Kersalu, Kloogaranna, Kobru, Kulna, Kurkse, Kõmmaste, Käesalu, Laane, Langa, Laoküla, Laulasmaa, Lehola, Lemmaru, Lohusalu, Madise, Maeru, Meremõisa, Merenuka, Metslõugu, Määra, Nahkjala, Niitvälja, Ohtu, Padise, Pae, Pedase, Põllküla, Suurküla, Tuulna, Tõmmiku, Valkse, Veskiküla, Vihterpalu, Vilivalla, Vintse.
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