Tapa Parish ( et, Tapa vald) is a

rural municipality A rural municipality is a classification of municipality, a type of local government, found in several countries. These include: * Rural municipalities in Canada, a type of municipal status in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, ...

Lääne-Viru County Lääne-Viru County ( et, Lääne-Viru maakond or ''Lääne-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, ''lääne'' means western and ''ida'' means east or easter ...

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 ...

. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of

's capital,

Tallinn Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju '' ...

History

Tapa Parish was established by merging in October 2005 the town of Tapa with Lehtse and Saksi rural municipalities and in October 2017 the Tapa and

Tamsalu Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. History The town was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876. After that it was on the railroad line from Tartu to Tallinn. It was given town statu ...

rural municipalities.

Religion

Local government

Chairman of the Council ( et, volikogu esimees): * 2017-2018 - Toomas Uudeberg * from 2018 - Maksim Butšenkov Mayor ( et, vallavanem): * 2017-2018 - Alari Kirt * from 2018 - Riho Tell

Geography

Populated places

There are two towns Tapa and

, two small boroughs

Lehtse Lehtse is a small borough (') in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru 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 ac ...

and Sääse and 55 villages: Aavere, Alupere, Araski, Assamalla, Imastu, Jootme,

Jäneda Jäneda (german: Jendel) is a small village in northern Estonia. It is located in Lääne-Viru County (from autumn 2005) and is a part of Tapa municipality. History Jäneda hill fort Jäneda hill fort was a hill fort used from the 10th to t ...

, Järsi,

Järvajõe Järvajõe is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It lies on the left bank of the Valgejõgi Valgejõgi (lit. ''White River'') is a river in Northern Estonia. Its source is in Lake Porkuni in Pandivere (Lä ...

, Kadapiku, Kaeva, Karkuse,

Kerguta Kerguta is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 ...

Koiduküla Koiduküla is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 acro ...

Koplitaguse Koplitaguse is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 acr ...

Kuie Kuie is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. Wooden Kuie schoolhouse from 1877/1878 was moved to Estonian Open Air Museum in Tallinn. Gallery Eesti Vabaõhumuuseum - Kuie koolimaja.jpg, Kuie schoolhouse on ...

, Kullenga, Kursi, Kuru,

Kõrveküla Kõrveküla is a small borough (') in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in eastern Estonia. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 733. There is also commune administration. Composer, choral conductor and organist Miina Härma Miin ...

, Lemmküla, Linnape,

Loksa Loksa is a town and municipality in Harju County, Estonia, most known for its shipping industry. The town is situated on the estuary of the Valgejõgi river, which drains into Hara Bay, Gulf of Finland. As of April 1, 2022, the town had a po ...

, Loksu, Lokuta, Läpi, Läste, Metskaevu, Moe, Naistevälja, Nõmmküla, Näo, Patika, Piilu, Piisupi, Porkuni,

Pruuna Pruuna is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern 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 ...

Põdrangu Põdrangu is a village in Tapa Parish Tapa Parish ( et, Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Es ...

, Rabasaare, Raudla, Rägavere, Räsna, Saiakopli,

Saksi ''Saksi'' () formerly ''Saksi: GMA Headline Balita'' and ''Saksi: Liga ng Katotohanan'' is a Philippine television news broadcasting show broadcast by GMA Network. Originally anchored by Mike Enriquez and Karen Davila, it premiered on October ...

, Sauvälja, Savalduma, Tõõrakõrve,

Türje Türje is a village in Zala County, Hungary. The village is located in the North-Eastern part of Zala County, near the great turn of Zala river, between the Keszthelyi Mountains and Kemeneshát Hills. The village has a railway station on the line ...

, Uudeküla, Vadiküla, Vahakulmu, Vajangu, Vistla, Võhmetu, Võhmuta.

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