Saku Parish () is a rural
municipality
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in
Harju County
Harju County ( 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 southeast, Rapla Count ...
, 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
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Econom ...
,
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...
.
History
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.
Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) , Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan
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Local government
Current chairman of the council ( est: ''volikogu esimees'') is Eero Alamaa.
As of 2018, the mayor ( est: ''vallavanem'') is Marti Rehemaa.
Religion
Geography
Populated places
There are 2 small towns ( est: ''alevikud'', sg. ''alevik'') and 19 villages
A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban village ...
( est: ''külad'', sg. ''küla'') in Saku Parish.
Small towns: Kiisa, Saku.
Villages: Jälgimäe, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu
Kirdalu is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Bal ...
, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme
Metsanurme is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the ...
, Rahula, Roobuka
Roobuka is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
It has a railway station on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron (rail transit)
AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating as Elron, is a g ...
, Saue, Saustinõmme
Saustinõmme is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by th ...
, Sookaera-Metsanurga
Sookaera-Metsanurga is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the we ...
, Tänassilma, Tagadi, Tammemäe
Tammemäe is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021)
A small portion of eastern part of Tammemäe's territory is occupied by Männiku training area of the Estonian Defence Forces
The Estonian Defen ...
, Tõdva
Tõdva is a village in Saku Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia
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, Ãœksnurme.
Sport
Kurtna is home to Bandy
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The playin ...
Federation of Estoni
References
External links
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Maps of Saku Parish
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Saku Parish,
Municipalities of Estonia