Harju County
county of Estonia
Harju County (Estonian: Harju maakond) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia. Around 528,468 people live in Harju County. This is about 39.4% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2011).[1]
Harju County | |
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| Coordinates: 59°20′N 25°00′E / 59.333°N 25.000°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Tallinn |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Ülle Rajasalu |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,333 km2 (1,673 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2011[1]) | |
| • Total | 528,468 |
| • Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-37 |
There are a number of protected areas in Harju County. Lahemaa National Park was the first national park in the Soviet Union. There are 21 nature reserves and 25 landscape protection areas, that are at least partly in Harju County. The largest is the Põhja-Kõrvemaa Nature Reserve.
Municipalities
changeHarju County is divided into 16 municipalities. Four are urban and 12 are rural.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[2] |
Area km2[2] |
Density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anija Parish | Rural | 6,280 | 533 | 11.8 |
| 2 | Harku Parish | Rural | 14,356 | 159 | 90.3 |
| 3 | Jõelähtme Parish | Rural | 6,424 | 211 | 30.4 |
| 4 | Keila | Urban | 9,956 | 11 | 905.1 |
| 5 | Kiili Parish | Rural | 5,302 | 100 | 53.0 |
| 6 | Kose Parish | Rural | 7,196 | 533 | 13.5 |
| 7 | Kuusalu Parish | Rural | 6,547 | 708 | 9.2 |
| 8 | Loksa | Urban | 2,663 | 4 | 665.8 |
| 9 | Lääne-Harju Parish | Rural | 12,881 | 644 | 20.0 |
| 10 | Maardu | Urban | 15,722 | 23 | 683.6 |
| 11 | Raasiku Parish | Rural | 5,050 | 159 | 31.8 |
| 12 | Rae Parish | Rural | 17,968 | 207 | 86.8 |
| 13 | Saku Parish | Rural | 9,864 | 171 | 57.7 |
| 14 | Saue Parish | Rural | 21,711 | 615 | 35.3 |
| 15 | Tallinn | Urban | 448,758 | 158 | 2,840.2 |
| 16 | Viimsi Parish | Rural | 19,784 | 73 | 271.0 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Estonia's natural increase in 2010 was positive again after 20 years". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 25 April 2011. Archived from the original on 2011-04-29. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
Other websites
change- Harju County Government Archived 2005-06-20 at the Wayback Machine – Official website (in Estonian)