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Oru_Parish Latitude and Longitude:

58°59′42″N 23°42′46″E / 58.99500°N 23.71278°E / 58.99500; 23.71278
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Oru Parish
Oru vald
Flag of Oru Parish
Coat of arms of Oru Parish
Oru Parish within Lääne County in 2009.
Oru Parish within Lääne County in 2009.
Country Estonia
County Lääne County
Administrative centre Linnamäe
Area
 • Total197.7 km2 (76.3 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
 • Total932
 • Density4.7/km2 (12/sq mi)
Website www.oruvald.ee

Oru Parish ( Estonian: Oru vald) was a rural municipality in Lääne County, Estonia, [1] that existed from 1992 to 2013.

After the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Oru Parish was merged with neighbouring Risti and Taebla parishes and a new Lääne-Nigula Parish was established.

In 2008 it had a population of 932 and an area of 197.7 km².

Settlements

Oru Parish had 15 villages: Auaste, Ingküla, Jalukse, Keedika, Kärbla, Linnamäe, Niibi, Oru, Mõisaküla, Salajõe, Saunja, Seljaküla, Soolu, Uugla and Vedra.

References

  1. ^ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

External links

58°59′42″N 23°42′46″E / 58.99500°N 23.71278°E / 58.99500; 23.71278