Toila Parish

Toila Parish
Toila vald
Municipality of Estonia
Päite cliff
Päite cliff
Flag of Toila Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Toila Parish
Coat of arms
Toila Parish within Ida-Viru County.
Toila Parish within Ida-Viru County.
Country Estonia
County Ida-Viru County
Administrative centreToila
Area
 • Total266 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total4,735
 • Density18/km2 (46/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-803
Websitewww.toila.ee

Toila Parish (Estonian: Toila vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Ida-Viru County.[1] It has a population of 4,735 (2019) and an area of 266 km².

History

Toila Parish was formed in the course of the 2017 administrative reform of Estonian municipalities by the merger of Kohtla-Nõmme Parish, the former Toila Rural Municipality and Kohtla Rural Municipality.

Originally, it was also planned to join Jõhvi municipality. At the end of 2022, the municipalities of Toila and Jõhvi started accession talks again.

Settlements

Toila Parish has one borough (Kohtla-Nõmme), two small boroughs (Toila and Voka), and 27 villages.

Villages

Altküla - Amula - Järve - Kaasikaia

- Kaasikvälja - Kabelimetsa - Kohtla - Kohtla-Uueküla - Konju - Kukruse - Martsa - Metsamägara - Mõisamaa - Ontika - Paate - Päite - Peeri - Pühajõe - Roodu - Saka - Servaääre - Täkumetsa - Uikala - Vaivina - Valaste - Vitsiku - Voka

Religion in Toila Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (74.9%)
  Orthodox (16.1%)
  Lutheran (7.2%)
  Others Christians (0.1%)
  Unknown (1.8%)

References

  1. ^ "X-GIS(3) Portal". xgis.maaamet.ee. Retrieved 20 January 2022.

59°25′N 27°30′E / 59.417°N 27.500°E / 59.417; 27.500


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