Tapa Parish
| Tapa Parish Tapa vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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 Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County. | |||
| Country |
 Estonia | ||
| County |
 Lääne-Viru County | ||
| Administrative centre | Tapa | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Alari Kirt | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 262.8 km2 (101.5 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2014) | |||
| • Total | 7,849 | ||
| • Density | 30/km2 (77/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.tapa.ee | ||
Tapa Parish (Estonian: Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
History
Tapa Parish was established in October 2005 by merging the town of Tapa with Lehtse and Saksi rural municipalities.
Local government
Chairman of the Council (Estonian: volikogu esimees):
- 2005-2009 - Aleksander Sile
- 2009-2013 - Urmas Roosimägi
- from 2013 - Urmas Roosimägi
Mayor (Estonian: vallavanem):
- 2005-2009 - Kuno Rooba
- 2009-2013 - Alari Kirt
- from 2013 - Alari Kirt
Geography
Populated places
There is one town Tapa, one small borough Lehtse and 25 villages: Imastu, Jootme, Jäneda, Karkuse, Kuru, Kõrveküla, Linnape, Loksu, Lokuta, Läpi, Läste, Moe, Nõmmküla, Näo, Patika, Piilu, Pruuna, Rabasaare, Raudla, Rägavere, Räsna, Saiakopli, Saksi, Tõõrakõrve, Vahakulmu.
External links
Coordinates: 59°16′00″N 25°57′00″E / 59.266667°N 25.95°E
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