Kaugatoma (1977–1997 Kaugatuma[citation needed]) is a village in Saaremaa Parish, Saare County, Estonia, on the island of Saaremaa.[2] As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 6.[1]
Kaugatoma | |
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  Kaugatoma Location in Estonia | |
| Coordinates: 58°07′33″N 22°12′05″E / 58.125833333333°N 22.201388888889°E | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Municipality | Saaremaa Parish |
| Population | |
| • Total | 6 |
Kaugatoma is located on the eastern coast of Kaugatoma Bay (part of the Baltic Sea) where a 2.5 metres (8.2 ft) high and 1.125 kilometres (0.699 mi) long Kaugatoma cliff is situated.
Before the administrative reform in 2017, the village was in Salme Parish.[3] During the reform, village of Mõisaküla was merged into village of Kaugatoma. Formerly (1977–1997), Mõisaküla was also part of Kaugatoma, but 1997–2017 it was a standalone village.[4]
Gallery
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Ancient burial site in Kaugatoma. -
Crinoid fossils in the Kaugatoma cliff.
References
edit- ^ a b "Population by place of residence (settlement), sex and age". Statistics Estonia. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 21 September 2015.
- ^ "Lisa. Asustusüksuste nimistu" (PDF). haldusreform.fin.ee (in Estonian). Rahandusministeerium. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "Saaremaa külad endiste valdade piires". www.saaremaa.ee (in Estonian). Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ^ "[KNR] Eesti kohanimeraamat". arhiiv.eki.ee. Retrieved 1 July 2024.
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