Country Estonia Area 171.1 km² | Website www.sakuvald.ee Population 8,031 (2006) | |
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Saku Parish (Estonian: Saku vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.
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Map of Saku Parish, Harju County, 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.
Populated places
There are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish.
Small towns: Kiisa, Saku.
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]