Saku Parish

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Saku Parish
Saku vald
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Saku brewery
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Saku Parish within Harju County.
Country Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia
County Flag of et-Harju maakond.svg Harju County
Administrative centre Saku
Government
  MayorKuno Rooba
Area
  Total171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
  Total8,031
  Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EE-719
Website www.sakuvald.ee

Saku Parish (Estonian : Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.

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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.

History

Established 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 government

Current chairman of the council (est: volikogu esimees) is Eero Alamaa.

As of 2018, the mayor (est: vallavanem) is Marti Rehemaa.

Religion

Religion in Saku Parish (2021)

Geography

Tallinn-Saku-Laagri road in Saku Parish. Tallinn-Saku-Laagri tee Jalgimae Juuliku piiril.jpg
Tallinn–Saku–Laagri road in Saku Parish.

Populated places

There are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish.

Small towns: Kiisa, Saku.

Villages: Jälgimäe, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme, Rahula, Roobuka, Saue, Saustinõmme, Sookaera-Metsanurga, Tänassilma, Tagadi, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme.

Sport

Kurtna is home to Bandy Federation of Estonia:

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References

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