Saku Parish
Saku Parish
Saku vald | |
|---|---|
 Saku brewery | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Saku Parish within Harju County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Saku |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kuno Rooba |
| Area | |
| • Total | 171.13 km2 (66.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 8,031 |
| • Density | 47/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| Website | www.sakuvald.ee |
Saku Parish (Estonian: Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, 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, Tallinn.
History
Established in 1866.
Local government
Current chairman of the council (est: volikogu esimees) is Marianne Rande.
As of 2010, the mayor (est: vallavanem) is Kuno Rooba.
Geography
Populated places
There are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish.
Villages: Jälgimäe, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme, Rahula, Roobuka, Saue, Saustinõmme, Sookaera-Metsanurga, Tänassilma, Tagadi, Tammejärve, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme.
Sport
Kurtna is home to Bandy Federation of Estonia:[1]
