Tapa Parish

Municipality of Estonia (2017)
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Municipality of Estonia in Lääne-Viru County
Tapa Parish
Tapa vald
Municipality of Estonia
Jäneda manor
Jäneda manor
Flag of Tapa Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Tapa Parish
Coat of arms
Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru County
Administrative centreTapa
Government
 • MayorRiho Tell
Area
 • Total480 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total11,049
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-792
Websitewww.tapa.ee

Tapa Parish (Estonian: Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia.[1]

The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

History

Tapa Parish was established by merging in October 2005 the town of Tapa with Lehtse and Saksi rural municipalities and in October 2017 the Tapa and Tamsalu rural municipalities.

Religion

Religion in Tapa Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (76.0%)
  Orthodox (11.3%)
  Lutheran (5.7%)
  Others Christians (2.9%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (4.1%)

Local government

Chairman of the Council (Estonian: volikogu esimees):

  • 2017-2018 - Toomas Uudeberg
  • from 2018 - Maksim Butšenkov

Mayor (Estonian: vallavanem):

  • 2017-2018 - Alari Kirt
  • from 2018 - Riho Tell

Geography

Porkuni Castle

Populated places

There are two towns Tapa and Tamsalu, one small borough Lehtse and 55 villages: Aavere, Alupere, Araski, Assamalla, Imastu, Jootme, Jäneda, Järsi, Järvajõe, Kadapiku, Kaeva, Karkuse, Kerguta, Koiduküla, Koplitaguse, Kuie, Kullenga, Kursi, Kuru, Kõrveküla, Lemmküla, Linnape, Loksa, Loksu, Lokuta, Läpi, Läste, Metskaevu, Moe, Naistevälja, Nõmmküla, Näo, Patika, Piilu, Piisupi, Porkuni, Pruuna, Põdrangu, Rabasaare, Raudla, Rägavere, Räsna, Saiakopli, Saksi, Sauvälja, Savalduma, Tõõrakõrve, Türje, Uudeküla, Vadiküla, Vahakulmu, Vajangu, Vistla, Võhmetu, Võhmuta.

References

  1. ^ "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.

External links

  • Official website

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