Saue Parish

Saue Parish Saue vald
Municipality of Estonia
Saue Manor
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Saue Parish within Harju County
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Saue
Government
• Mayor	Andres Laisk
Area
• Total	628 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	22,050
• Density	35.1/km2 (90.9/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-726
Website	www.sauevald.ee

Saue Parish (Estonian: Saue vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia. ^[1]

The administrative centre of Saue Parish is Saue. It is situated in the suburban area of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

After the administrative reform of Estonia in 2017, the historical Saue Parish was merged into new Saue Parish (together with Saue, Kernu and Nissi), retaining its name.

History

It was established in 1918, and new-established in 2017.

Local government

The current chairman of the council (Estonian: volikogu esimees) is Harry Pajundi.

The current mayor (Estonian: vallavanem) is Andres Laisk.

Religion

Religion in Saue Parish (2021) ^[2]

1. Unaffiliated (82.2%)
2. Lutheran (9.90%)
3. Orthodox (3.50%)
4. Other Christians (2.60%)
5. Other religions or unknown (1.80%)

Geography

Populated places

There are three small boroughs (est: alevik) and several villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saue Parish.

Small boroughs: Laagri - Riisipere - Turba

Villages: Ääsmäe - Aila - Allika - Alliku - Aude - Ellamaa - Haiba - Hüüru - Hingu - Jaanika - Jõgisoo - Kaasiku - Kabila - Kernu - Kibuna - Kiia - Kirikla - Kivitammi - Kohatu - Koidu - Koppelmaa - Kustja - Laitse - Lehetu - Lepaste - Madila - Maidla - Metsanurga - Mõnuste - Munalaskme - Mustu - Muusika - Nurme - Odulemma - Pällu - Pärinurme - Pohla - Püha - Ruila - Siimika - Tabara - Tagametsa - Tuula - Ürjaste - Valingu - Vanamõisa - Vansi - Vatsla - Vilumäe - Viruküla

References

1. "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

• Official website (in Estonian)

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