Lääne-Harju Parish

Lääne-Harju Parish Lääne-Harju vald
Municipality of Estonia
Keila Falls at Keila-Joa
Flag Coat of arms
Lääne-Harju Parish within Harju County.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Paldiski
Government
• Mayor	Jaanus Saat
Area
• Total	645.71 km^2 (249.31 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2019)
• Total	12,865
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-431
Website	www.laaneharju.ee

Lääne-Harju Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Harju vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 12,865 (as of 1 January 2019)[1] and covers an area of 645.71 km^2.[2] The population density is 19.9238/km^2 (51.6024/sq mi).

The parish was formed as a result of the administrative reform in 2017 when four municipalities – Keila Parish, Padise Parish, Vasalemma Parish and the town of Paldiski – were merged to become Lääne-Harju Parish.

The current mayor (vallavanem) is Jaanus Saat (since the formation in 2017).[3]

Settlements

There are 1 town, 6 small boroughs and 46 villages in Lääne-Harju Parish.[4]

Administrative centre of the municipality is Paldiski, a town.

The small boroughs are Ämari, Karjaküla, Keila-Joa, Klooga, Rummu and Vasalemma.

The rest of the settlements are villages: Alliklepa, Altküla, Änglema, Audevälja, Harju-Risti, Hatu, Illurma, Karilepa, Kasepere, Keelva, Keibu, Kersalu, Kloogaranna, Kobru, Kulna, Kurkse, Kõmmaste, Käesalu, Laane, Langa, Laoküla, Laulasmaa, Lehola, Lemmaru, Lohusalu, Madise, Maeru, Meremõisa, Merenuka, Metslõugu, Määra, Nahkjala, Niitvälja, Ohtu, Padise, Pae, Pedase, Põllküla, Suurküla, Tuulna, Tõmmiku, Valkse, Veskiküla, Vihterpalu, Vilivalla, Vintse.

Religion

Religion in Lääne-Harju Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (67.7%)

  Orthodox (21.0%)

  Lutheran (7.5%)

  Others Christians (2.1%)

  Others Religions or Unknown (1.7%)

References

1. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus KOV-de kaupa" (in Estonian). Eesti Linnade ja Valdade Liit. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
2. "Maakatastri statistika" (in Estonian). Maa-amet. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
3. "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Lääne-Harju vald. Retrieved 15 December 2019.
4. "Tutvustus ja asukoht" (in Estonian). Lääne-Harju vald. Retrieved 15 December 2019.

External links

• Official website (available only in Estonian)

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