Tapa Parish

Tapa Parish
Tapa vald
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):

Mayor (Estonian: vallavanem):

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.

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Coordinates: 59°16′00″N 25°57′00″E / 59.266667°N 25.95°E