Saku Parish
Saku vald | |
|---|---|
 Saku brewery | |
 Saku Parish within Harju County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Saku |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marti Rehemaa |
| Area | |
• Total | 171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 8,031 |
| • Density | 46.93/km2 (121.5/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.
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
- Unaffiliated (80.7%)
- Lutheran (10.5%)
- Orthodox (2.90%)
- Others Christians (3.10%)
- Others Religions or Unknown (2.80%)
- 0.00%
Geography
Populated places
There are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish.
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:[2]
References
- ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
- ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
External links
- Official website
- Maps of Saku Parish Archived 2012-08-06 at the Wayback Machine
59°18′00″N 24°40′00″E / 59.3°N 24.666667°E / 59.3; 24.666667
