Saku Parish

Saku Parish
Saku vald
Municipality of Estonia
Saku brewery
Saku brewery
Flag of Saku Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Saku Parish
Coat of arms
Saku Parish within Harju County.
Saku Parish within Harju County.
Country Estonia
County Harju County
Administrative centreSaku
Government
 • MayorKuno Rooba
Area
 • Total
171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
8,031
 • Density47/km2 (120/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-719
Websitewww.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

Religion in Saku Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (80.7%)
  Lutheran (10.5%)
  Orthodox (2.9%)
  Others Christians (3.1%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (2.8%)

Geography

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:[2]

References

  1. ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
  2. ^ Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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