Harku Parish Harku vald | |
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) Harku Parish within Harju County (yellow) and within Estonia | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County | ){kind=small} Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Tabasalu |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Erik Sandla (IRL) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 159.77 km2 (61.69 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2020) | |
| • Total | 15,248 [3] |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-198 |
| Website | www.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.
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
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References
- ^ a b "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Harku vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ^ https://www.elvl.ee/elanike-arv
- ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ^ "Vallavolikogu" (in Estonian). Harku vald http://www.harku.ee. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Map of Harku Parish