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Hiiu Parish

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Country
  
Estonia

Administrative centre
  
Kärdla

Area
  
388 km²

County
  
Hiiu County

Website
  
www.hiiuvald.ee

Local time
  
Saturday 4:37 PM

Hiiu Parish

Weather
  
1°C, Wind NW at 10 km/h, 87% Humidity

Points of interest
  
Kõpu Lighthouse, Ristna Lighthouse, Hiiumaa Muuseum, Hiiumaa Eiffel, Hiiumaa militaarmuuseum

Hiiu Parish (Estonian: Hiiu vald) is a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia. It occupies the northwestern part of the Hiiumaa island. The population is about 5000 (as of 26 June 2013), about 3600 of whom live in the parish seat.

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Map of Hiiu Parish, Hiiu County, Estonia

Hiiu Parish was established by merging the town of Kärdla (former urban municipality) and Kõrgessaare Parish after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.

Populated places

Hiiu Parish has a town Kärdla, a small borough (alevik) Kõrgessaare and 58 villages: Heigi, Heiste, Heistesoo, Hirmuste, Hüti, Isabella, Jõeranna, Jõesuu, Kalana, Kaleste, Kanapeeksi, Kauste, Kidaste, Kiduspe, Kiivera, Kodeste, Koidma, Kopa, Kõpu, Kurisu, Laasi, Lauka, Lehtma, Leigri, Lilbi, Luidja, Mägipe, Malvaste, Mangu, Mardihansu, Meelste, Metsaküla, Mudaste, Napi, Nõmme, Ogandi, Ojaküla, Otste, Palli, Paope, Pihla, Poama, Puski, Reigi, Risti, Rootsi, Sigala, Sülluste, Suurepsi, Suureranna, Tahkuna, Tammistu, Tiharu, Ülendi, Viita, Viitasoo, Vilima, Villamaa.

References

Hiiu Parish Wikipedia