Lääne-Nigula Parish

Lääne-Nigula
Estonian: Lääne-Nigula linn
Municipality of Estonia
Flag of Lääne-Nigula
Flag
Coat of arms of Lääne-Nigula
Coat of arms
Country Estonia
County Lääne County
Administrative centreTaebla[1]
Government
 • MayorJanno Randmaa[1]
Area
 • Total
1,449 km2 (559 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)[2]
 • Total
7,041
 • Density4.9/km2 (13/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-441
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Lääne-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 1,449 km2 (559 sq mi).[3]

Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013. In 2017, the former

municipalities Noarootsi, Nõva, Kullamaa and Martna were also merged into Lääne-Nigula.

Politics

There are 17 seats in the local government council. The government of the parish is located in Taebla.[4]

Settlements

Small boroughs

Palivere - Taebla - Risti

Villages

Allikmaa - Allikotsa - Auaste - Aulepa - Dirhami - Ehmja - Einbi - Elbiku - Enivere - Hara - Hindaste - Hosby - Höbringi - Ingküla - Jaakna - Jalukse - Jõesse - Jõgisoo - Kaare - Kaasiku - Kabeli - Kadarpiku - Kalju - Kärbla - Kasari - Kastja - Kedre - Keedika - Keravere - Keskküla - Keskvere - Kesu - Kirimäe - Kirna - Koela - Kokre - Koluvere - Kudani - Kuijõe - Kuke - Kullamaa - Kullametsa - Kuluse - Kurevere - Laiküla - Leediküla - Leila - Lemmikküla - Liivaküla - Liivi - Linnamäe - Luigu - Männiku - Martna - Mõisaküla - Mõrdu - Nigula - Nihka - Niibi - Niinja - Nõmme - Nõmmemaa - Nõva - Ohtla - Oonga - Oru - Osmussaare - Österby - Paslepa - Peraküla - Piirsalu - Putkaste - Pälli - Päri - Pürksi - Rannajõe - Rannaküla - Rehemäe - Riguldi - Rooslepa - Rõude - Rõuma - Saare - Salajõe - Saunja - Seljaküla - Silla - Soolu - Soo-otsa - Spithami - Sutlepa - Suure-Lähtru - Suur-Nõmmküla - Tagavere - Tahu - Tammiku - Telise - Tuka - Tuksi - Turvalepa - Tusari - Ubasalu - Üdruma - Uugla - Uusküla - Vaisi - Vanaküla - Vanaküla (Gambyn) - Variku - Vedra - Võntküla - Väike-Lähtru - Väike-Nõmmküla - Väänla - Vidruka

Religion

Religion in Lääne-Nigula Parish(2021)
  1. Unaffiliated (80.1%)
  2. Lutheran (12%)
  3. Baptism (2.8%)
  4. Orthodox (2.4%)
  5. Others Religions or Unknown (2.7%)
  6. 0.00%

References

  1. 1 2
  2. ↑ Population by sex, age and place of residence after the 2017 administrative reform, 1 January. Statistics Estonia.
  3. ↑ "Population by sex age group and administrative unit or type of settlement, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Teenistujad - Lääne-Nigula vald". www.laanenigula.ee. Retrieved 2025-05-02.

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