Harku Parish

Infobox_Vald
name=Harku
fullname=Harku vald




county=Harju County
mayor=Ott Kasuri
area=158
population=8,546
population_as_of=2005
populationdensity=54.1
centre=Tabasalu
coordinates=coord|59|26|N|24|33|E|region:EE_type:city|display=it

Harku Parish ( _et. Harku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.

The administrative centre of Harku Parish is Tabasalu small borough with population of 2,858. It is located 13 km west from Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

History

First mentioned in 1891.

Local government

Current chairman of the council (est: "volikogu esimees") is Allan Kiil.

Current mayor (est: "vallavanem") is Ott Kasuri (since October 2005).

Geography

Populated places

There are 2 small boroughs (est: "alevikud", sg. - "alevik") and 21 villages (est: "külad", sg. - "küla") in Harku Parish.

Small boroughs: Harku, Tabasalu.

Villages: Adra, Harkujärve, Humala, Ilmandu, Kumna, Kütke, Laabi, Liikva, Muraste, Naage, Rannamõisa, Suurupi, Sõrve, Tiskre, Tutermaa, Türisalu, Vahi, Vaila, Viti, Vääna, Vääna-Jõesuu.

External links

* [http://www.harku.ee/ Official website] (available only in Estonian)
* [http://www.harku.ee/.pictures/11.jpgMap of Harku Parish]