Kihelkonna Parish
Kihelkonna Parish
Kihelkonna vald | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Kihelkonna Parish within Saare County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Saare County |
| Administrative centre | Kihelkonna |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Raimu Aardam |
| Area | |
• Total | 245.94 km2 (94.96 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2016) | |
• Total | 750 |
| • Density | 3.0/km2 (7.9/sq mi) |
| Website | www.kihelkonna.ee |
Kihelkonna Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia.
The parish included the islands named Aherahu, Juksirahu, Kalarahu, Käkirahu, Laasirahu, Loonalaid, Maturahu, Mihklirahu, Noogimaa, Nootamaa, Ojurahu, Salava, Uus-Nootamaa, Vaika islands, Vesiloo, and Vilsandi, and the peninsula (formerly an island) of Harilaid.
The municipality has a population of 891 (as of 1 January 2006) and covers an area of 245.94 km2.
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.[1]
Settlements
[edit]- Small borough
- Villages
Abaja - Abula - Kallaste - Kalmu - Karujärve - Kehila - Kiirassaare - Kõõru - Kõruse - Kotsma - Kuralase - Kuremetsa - Kurevere - Kuumi - Kuusiku - Läägi - Lätiniidi - Liiva - Loona - Mäebe - Metsaküla - Neeme - Odalätsi - Oju - Pajumõisa - Pidula - Rannaküla - Rootsiküla - Sepise - Tagamõisa - Tammese - Tohku - Undva - Üru - Vaigu - Varkja - Vedruka - Veere - Viki - Vilsandi - Virita
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Kihelkonna valla, Kuressaare linna, Laimjala valla, Leisi valla, Lääne-Saare valla, Mustjala valla, Orissaare valla, Pihtla valla, Pöide valla, Salme valla, Torgu valla ja Valjala valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 "Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.
External links
[edit]- Official home page only in Estonian
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