The counties of Estonia are the state administrative subdivisions of Estonia. Estonian territory is composed of 15 counties, including 13 on the mainland and 2 on islands. County governments were abolished at the end of 2017, with their duties split between state authorities and local governments, and nowadays counties have no noteworthy independent competences. Counties are composed of municipalities of two types: urban municipalities or towns, and rural municipalities or parishes, which are by law required to cooperate in development of their county.
A municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies. The municipalities in Estonia cover the entire territory of the country.
Harju County, is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County. Harju is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of Estonia's population lives in Harju County.
Populated places in Estonia, are cities or settlement units of rural municipalities, but only cities have administrative functions. Settlement units are divided into settlements and urban regions.
Kihelkonna is a small borough in Saare County, on the western part of Saaremaa Island, Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Kihelkonna Parish.
The Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) is a geocode standard for referencing the subdivisions of Estonia for statistical purposes. The standard is developed and regulated by the European Union. The NUTS standard is instrumental in delivering the European Union's Structural Funds. The NUTS code for Estonia is EE and a hierarchy of three levels is established by Eurostat. Below these is a further levels of geographic organisation - the local administrative unit (LAU). In Estonia, the LAU 1 is counties and the LAU 2 are municipalities.
Taebla is a small borough in Lääne County, Estonia, the administrative centre of Lääne-Nigula Parish. It has a population of 929.
Järva-Jaani [jærvɑ-jɑːni] is a borough in Järva County, in Järva Parish, central Estonia. It was the administrative center of Järva-Jaani Parish.
Käru is a small borough in Türi Parish, Järva County, Estonia. Before the administrative reform in 2017, Käru was the administrative centre of Käru Parish.
Eidapere is a small borough in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.
Kaiu is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia.
Juuru is a small borough in Rapla Parish, Rapla County, Estonia. From 1991 until 2017, Juuru was the administrative center of Juuru Parish.
Habaja is a small borough in Kose Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia.
Varinurme is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located between Sonda, the centre of the parish, and the town of Kiviõli.
Ellakvere is a village in Jõgeva Parish, Jõgeva County in eastern Estonia. The village is known for the garlic grown there.
Aasuvälja is a village in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian local governments, the village was located in Rägavere Parish.
Rahkla is a village in Rakvere Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.
Vana-Sonda is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It's located about 1.5 km east of Sonda. Vana-Sonda has a population of 15
Ss.selle,Lääne-Nigula Parish is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 and an area of 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi).
Lääne-Harju Parish is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 12,865 and covers an area of 645.71 km2. The population density is 19.9238/km2 (51.6024/sq mi).
