Kihnu Parish

Kihnu Parish Kihnu vald
Municipality of Estonia
Kihnu lighthouse
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Kihnu Parish within Pärnu County.
Country	Estonia
County	Pärnu County
Administrative centre	Sääre
Area
• Total	16.88 km^2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	687
• Density	41/km^2 (110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-303
Website	kihnu.ee

Kihnu Parish (Estonian: Kihnu vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. The parish covers the 16.88 km² area of Kihnu island, making it one of the smallest parishes in Estonia. As of 2010, Kihnu Parish had an estimated population of 489.[1] In 2003, UNESCO named Kihnu Island's culture as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible History of Humanity, placing the island on the organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.[2]

Settlements

There are 4 villages in Kihnu Parish: Lemsi, Linaküla, Rootsiküla and Sääre.

Religion

Religion in Kihnu Parish (2021) [1]

  Non-religious (43.8%)

  Undeclared (18.8%)

  Orthodox (33.3%)

  Lutheran (2.1%)

  Unknown (2.1%)

References

1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
2. "UNESCO - Kihnu cultural space". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)

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