Raasiku Parish
| Raasiku Parish Raasiku vald |
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| Country |  Estonia |
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| County |  Harju County |
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| Administrative centre | Aruküla | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Andre Sepp | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 158.86 km2 (61.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2009) | |||
| • Total | 4,346 | ||
| • Density | 27.4/km2 (70.9/sq mi) | ||
| Website | www.raasiku.ee | ||
Raasiku Parish (Estonian: Raasiku vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 4,346 (as of 1 January 2009) and covers an area of 158.86 km². The population density is 27.357/km2 (70.855/sq mi).[1]
Administrative centre of the municipality is Aruküla small borough (Estonian: alevik), with population of 1,827. Another main populated place is Raasiku small borough, with population of 1,343. There are also 13 villages (Estonian: külad) in Raasiku Parish: Härma, Igavere, Järsi, Kalesi, Kiviloo, Kulli, Kurgla, Mallavere, Peningi, Perila, Pikavere, Rätla, Tõhelgi.
Raasiku has a station on the Elektriraudtee rail line.
The current mayor (vallavanem) is Andre Sepp.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ "Population figure and composition". http://www.stat.ee Statistics Estonia. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=Po0291&ti=POPULATION+NUMBER%2C+AREA+AND+DENSITY+BY+ADMINISTRATIVE+UNIT+OR+TYPE+OF+SETTLEMENT%2C+1+JANUARY&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
- ^ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). Raasiku vald http://www.raasiku.ee. http://www.raasiku.ee/index.php?id=10672. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
[edit] External links
- Official website (available only in Estonian)
Coordinates: 59°22′N 25°11′E / 59.367°N 25.183°E
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