Jõelähtme Parish
Jõelähtme Parish Jõelähtme vald | |||
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Municipality of Estonia | |||
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Jõelähtme Parish within Harju County. | |||
Country | Estonia | ||
County | Harju County | ||
Administrative centre | Jõelähtme | ||
Government | |||
• Mayor | Andrus Umboja | ||
Area | |||
• Total | 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi) | ||
Population (01.01.2012[1]) | |||
• Total | 5,351 | ||
• Density | 25/km2 (66/sq mi) | ||
Website | www.joelahtme.ee |
Jõelähtme Parish (Estonian: Jõelähtme vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. It ha a population of 5,351 (as of 1 January 2012) and an area of 210.86 km2 (81.41 sq mi), the population density is 25.3770/km2 (65.726/sq mi)[1]
The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is Jõelähtme village. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
History
Established in 1816.
Local government
Current mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Umboja[2] and chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Art Kuum.[3]
Geography
Settlements
There are 2 small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. - alevik) and 34 villages (est: külad, sg. - küla) in Jõelähtme Parish.
Small boroughs: Kostivere, Loo.
Villages: Aruaru, Haapse, Haljava, Ihasalu, Iru, Jägala, Jägala-Joa, Jõelähtme, Jõesuu, Kaberneeme, Kallavere, Koila, Koipsi, Koogi, Kostiranna, Kullamäe, Liivamäe, Loo, Maardu, Manniva, Neeme, Nehatu, Parasmäe, Rammu, Rebala, Rohusi, Ruu, Saha, Sambu, Saviranna, Ülgase, Uusküla, Vandjala, Võerdla.
Landmarks
Gallery
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Saha chapel
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Stone graves in Rebala
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Ihasalu
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Kostivere
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Jõelähtme church
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Lagedi-Muuga
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Jägala Waterfall
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
- ↑ "Vallavolikogu koosseis" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Map of Jõelähtme Parish
- Non-official public forum (in Estonian)
Coordinates: 59°27′N 25°08′E / 59.450°N 25.133°E
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