Harku Parish
| Harku Parish Harku vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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 Harku Parish within Harju County. | |||
| Country |
 Estonia | ||
| County |
 Harju County | ||
| Administrative centre | Tabasalu | ||
| Government[1] | |||
| • Mayor | Kaupo Rätsepp (IRL) | ||
| Area[2] | |||
| • Total | 159.77 km2 (61.69 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2012[3])[3] | |||
| • Total | 7,575 | ||
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| 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).[3]
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 Kaupo Rätsepp from the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.[1] Current chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Helikar Õepa.[4]
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.
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Tabasalu
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Muraste
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Rannamõisa
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Ranna church
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Vahiküla waterfall
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Suurupi upper lighthouse
References
- 1 2 "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Harku vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- 1 2 3 "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
- ↑ "Vallavolikogu" (in Estonian). Harku vald http://www.harku.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009. External link in
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External links
- Official website (Estonian)
- Map of Harku Parish
Coordinates: 59°26′N 24°33′E / 59.433°N 24.550°E
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