Saku Parish (Estonian: Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.
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) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-719 |
| Website | www.sakuvald.ee |
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
editEstablished 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.[1][2]
Local government
editCurrent chairman of the council (est: volikogu esimees) is Eero Alamaa.
As of 2018, the mayor (est: vallavanem) is Marti Rehemaa.
Religion
editReligion in Saku Parish (2021) [1]
Geography
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Populated places
editThere 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, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme.
