Saue Parish

Saue Parish (Estonian: Saue vald) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.^[1]

Saue Parish Saue vald
Municipality of Estonia
Saue Manor
Flag Coat of arms
Saue Parish within Harju County.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Laagri
Government
• Mayor	Andres Laisk
Area
• Total	628 km2 (242 sq mi)
Population  (2019)
• Total	22,050
• Density	35/km2 (91/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-726
Website	www.sauevald.ee

The administrative centre of Saue Parish is Saue. It is situated in the suburban area of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

After the administrative reform of Estonia in 2017, the historical Saue Parish was merged into new Saue Parish (together with Saue, Kernu and Nissi), retaining its name.

History

Established in 1918, new-established in 2017.

Local government

Current chairman of the council (Estonian: volikogu esimees) is Harry Pajundi.

Current mayor (Estonian: vallavanem) is Andres Laisk.

Religion

Religion in Saue Parish (2021)

1. Unaffiliated (82.2%)
2. Lutheran (9.9%)
3. Orthodox (3.5%)
4. Others Christians (2.6%)
5. Others Religions or Unknown (1.8%)
6. 0.00%

Geography

Populated places

There are 3 small borough (est: alevik) and several villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saue Parish.

Small boroughs: Laagri - Riisipere - Turba

Villages: Ääsmäe - Aila - Allika - Alliku - Aude - Ellamaa - Haiba - Hüüru - Hingu - Jaanika - Jõgisoo - Kaasiku - Kabila - Kernu - Kibuna - Kiia - Kirikla - Kivitammi - Kohatu - Koidu - Koppelmaa - Kustja - Laitse - Lehetu - Lepaste - Madila - Maidla - Metsanurga - Mõnuste - Munalaskme - Mustu - Muusika - Nurme - Odulemma - Pällu - Pärinurme - Pohla - Püha - Ruila - Siimika - Tabara - Tagametsa - Tuula - Ürjaste - Valingu - Vanamõisa - Vansi - Vatsla - Vilumäe - Viruküla