Saku Parish
Saku Parish (Estonian: Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. The administrative centre of Saku Parish is Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's capital, Tallinn. HistoryEstablished in 1866. Awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of mutual understanding between Estonia and Japan on December 1, 2020.[1][2] Local governmentCurrent chairman of the council (est: volikogu esimees) is Eero Alamaa. As of 2018, the mayor (est: vallavanem) is Marti Rehemaa. ReligionGeographyPopulated placesThere are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish. Villages: Jälgimäe, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme, Rahula, Roobuka, Saue, Saustinõmme, Sookaera-Metsanurga, Tänassilma, Tagadi, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme. SportKurtna is home to Bandy Federation of Estonia:[2] ReferencesExternal links |