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| Kirikla | |
|---|---|
  Kirikla | |
| Coordinates: 59°08′32″N24°32′44″E / 59.14222°N 24.54556°E Coordinates: 59°08′32″N24°32′44″E / 59.14222°N 24.54556°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| Parish | Kernu Parish |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.1 km2 (2.0 sq mi) |
| Population (1 January 2007) | |
| • Total | 17 |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) |
Kirikla is a village in Kernu Parish, Harju County, Estonia. It borders Kohatu village to the north, Kernu village to the west, Kustja village to the south, and Rapla County to the east.
Kernu Parish was a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 2,077 and covered an area of 174.65 km². The population density was 11.9 inhabitants per km².
Harju County, or Harjumaa 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.
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland with Finland on the other side, to the west by the Baltic Sea with Sweden on the other side, to the south by Latvia (343 km), and to the east by Lake Peipus and Russia (338.6 km). The territory of Estonia consists of a mainland and 2,222 islands in the Baltic Sea, covering a total area of 45,227 km2 (17,462 sq mi), water 2,839 km2 (1,096 sq mi), land area 42,388 km2 (16,366 sq mi), and is influenced by a humid continental climate. The official language of the country, Estonian, is the third most spoken Finno-Ugric language.
