Kihelkonna Parish

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Kihelkonna Parish
Kihelkonna vald
Municipality of Estonia
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Kihelkonna Parish within Saare County.
Country Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Saaremaa lipp.svg Saare County
Administrative centre Kihelkonna
Government
 • MayorRaimu Aardam
Area
 • Total245.94 km2 (94.96 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2016)
 • Total750
 • Density3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi)
Website www.kihelkonna.ee

Kihelkonna Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia.

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The parish included the islands named Aherahu, Juksirahu, Kalarahu, Käkirahu, Laasirahu, Loonalaid, Maturahu, Mihklirahu, Noogimaa, Nootamaa, Ojurahu, Salava, Uus-Nootamaa, Vaika islands, Vesiloo, and Vilsandi, and the peninsula (formerly an island) of Harilaid.

The municipality has a population of 891 (as of 1 January 2006) and covers an area of 245.94 km2.

During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish. [1]

Settlements

Small borough

Kihelkonna

Villages

Abaja - Abula - Kallaste - Kalmu - Karujärve - Kehila - Kiirassaare - Kõõru - Kõruse - Kotsma - Kuralase - Kuremetsa - Kurevere - Kuumi - Kuusiku - Läägi - Lätiniidi - Liiva - Loona - Mäebe - Metsaküla - Neeme - Odalätsi - Oju - Pajumõisa - Pidula - Rannaküla - Rootsiküla - Sepise - Tagamõisa - Tammese - Tohku - Undva - Üru - Vaigu - Varkja - Vedruka - Veere - Viki - Vilsandi - Virita

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "Kihelkonna valla, Kuressaare linna, Laimjala valla, Leisi valla, Lääne-Saare valla, Mustjala valla, Orissaare valla, Pihtla valla, Pöide valla, Salme valla, Torgu valla ja Valjala valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 "Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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