Tapa Parish
Tapa Parish (Estonian: Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia.[1]
Tapa Parish
Tapa vald | |
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 Jäneda manor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Lääne-Viru County |
| Administrative centre | Tapa |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Riho Tell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 480 km2 (190 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | |
| • Total | 11,049 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (60/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-792 |
| Website | www.tapa.ee |
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
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
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
- "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
External links
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