Saku Parish

Coordinates: 59°18′00″N 24°40′00″E / 59.3°N 24.666667°E / 59.3; 24.666667
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Saku Parish
Saku vald
Saku brewery
Saku brewery
Flag of Saku Parish
Coat of arms of Saku Parish
Saku Parish within Harju County.
Saku Parish within Harju County.
Country Estonia
County Harju County
Administrative centreSaku
Government
 • MayorKuno Rooba
Area
 • Total171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total8,031
 • 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[edit]

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[edit]

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

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

Religion[edit]

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[edit]

Tallinn–Saku–Laagri road in Saku Parish.

Populated places[edit]

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[edit]

Kurtna is home to Bandy Federation of Estonia:[2]

References[edit]

External links[edit]

59°18′00″N 24°40′00″E / 59.3°N 24.666667°E / 59.3; 24.666667