Lääne-Harju Parish ( et, Lääne-Harju vald) is a rural

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

in northern

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. It is a part of

Harju County Harju County ( et, Harju maakond or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in Northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the sou ...

. The municipality has a population of 12,865 (as of 1 January 2019) and covers an area of 645.71 km². The population density is . The parish was formed as a result of the administrative reform in 2017 when four municipalities –

Keila Parish Keila Parish ( et, Keila vald) was a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 3,995 (as of 1 January 2004) and covered an area of 178.97 km2. The population density was ...

, Padise Parish, Vasalemma Parish and the town of

Paldiski Paldiski is a town and Baltic Sea port situated on the Pakri Peninsula of northwestern Estonia. Since 2017, it's the administrative centre of Lääne-Harju Parish of Harju County. Previously a village of Estonia-Swedes known by the historical ...

– were merged to become Lääne-Harju Parish. The current mayor (') is Jaanus Saat (since the formation in 2017).

Settlements

There are 1 town, 6 small boroughs and 46 villages in Lääne-Harju Parish. Administrative centre of the municipality is

, a

town A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ori ...

. The small boroughs are

Ämari Ämari is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 542, of which the Estonians were 190 (35.1%). See also *Ämari Air Base Ämari Air Base is ...

, Karjaküla, Keila-Joa, Klooga,

Rummu Rummu is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,088, of which the Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a Fin ...

and Vasalemma. The rest of the settlements are villages: Alliklepa, Altküla, Änglema, Audevälja,

Harju-Risti Harju-Risti is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. Harju-Risti Church The church dedicated to the Holy Cross was founded by the monks of Padise Abbey around 1330 as a chapel. Following the St. George's Night Upr ...

Hatu HATU (1- is(dimethylamino)methylene1H-1,2,3-triazolo ,5-byridinium 3-oxide hexafluorophosphate, Hexafluorophosphate Azabenzotriazole Tetramethyl Uronium) is a reagent used in peptide coupling chemistry to generate an active ester from a carboxyli ...

, Illurma, Karilepa, Kasepere, Keelva, Keibu, Kersalu,

Kloogaranna Kloogaranna is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finla ...

, Kobru, Kulna,

Kurkse Kurkse is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from ...

Kõmmaste Kõmmaste is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across fr ...

, Käesalu, Laane, Langa, Laoküla,

Laulasmaa Laulasmaa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. Location and history Laulasmaa is about west of the capital Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in no ...

, Lehola, Lemmaru,

Lohusalu Lohusalu is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County, Estonia. The village spans the Lohusalu peninsula. In 2000, it had the population of 221."Arengukava 2004-2014" (in Estonian). Keila Vald http://www.keilavald.ee. . Retrieved 11 Decem ...

, Madise,

Maeru Maeru is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from ...

Meremõisa Meremõisa is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. According to the 2011 Estonia Census, the population was 176 people, 163 (92.6%) of these being Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, eestlased) are a ...

, Merenuka, Metslõugu, Määra,

Nahkjala Nahkjala is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across fro ...

Niitvälja Niitvälja is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Baltics first 18-hole golf Golf is a club-and-ball sport in which players use various clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on ...

Ohtu Ohtu is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. History The Ohtu manor (german: Ocht) was originally built the 17th century. The manor received its current late baroque appearance in 1769. It has been speculated th ...

, Padise, Pae, Pedase,

Põllküla Põllküla is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish in Harju County in northern Estonia. It had the population of 38 (1 January 2004). Põllküla has a station on the Elron western route. During the years 1942-1944 there was a quarantine camp of ...

, Suurküla,

Tuulna Tuulna is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from ...

Tõmmiku Tõmmiku is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across fro ...

, Valkse, Veskiküla,

Vihterpalu Vihterpalu (german: Wichterpal) is a village in Lääne-Harju Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gul ...

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