Harku Parish

Harku Parish Harku vald
Municipality of Estonia
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Harku Parish within Harju County (yellow) and within Estonia
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Tabasalu
Government[1]
• Mayor	Kaupo Rätsepp (IRL)
Area[2]
• Total	159.77 km^2 (61.69 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2012[3])[3]
• Total	7,575
• Density	47/km^2 (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

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  Harku manor

References

1. "Vallavalitsuse koosseis" (in Estonian). Harku vald. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
2. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
3. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
4. "Vallavolikogu" (in Estonian). Harku vald http://www.harku.ee. Retrieved 11 December 2009. External link in |publisher= (help)

External links

• Official website (Estonian)
• Map of Harku Parish

Coordinates: 59°26′N 24°33′E / 59.433°N 24.550°E