Jõelähtme Parish

Jõelähtme Parish
Jõelähtme vald
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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  2. ↑ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009.
  3. ↑ "Vallavolikogu koosseis" (in Estonian). Jõelähtme Vallavalitsus http://www.joelahtme.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009.

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Coordinates: 59°27′N 25°08′E / 59.450°N 25.133°E