Koonga Parish

{{Short description|Former municipality of Estonia}}

{{Expand Estonian|topic=hist|date=March 2021}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Koonga Parish

| native_name = Koonga vald

| settlement_type = Former municipality of Estonia

| image_skyline = Nedremaa puisniit.JPG

| imagesize = 200px

| image_caption = Forest in Nedrema

| image_flag =Flag of Koonga Parish, Estonia.png

| flag_size = 85px

| image_shield =EE_Koonga.png

| shield_size = 75px

| image_map = Eesti koonga vald.png

| mapsize =

| map_caption = Koonga Parish within Pärnu County.

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|Estonia}}

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = 25px Pärnu County

| seat_type = Administrative centre

| seat = Koonga

| leader_party =

| leader_title =

| leader_name =

| area_total_km2 = 438

| population_total = 1260

| population_as_of = 01.01.2010

| population_density_km2 = auto

| website = {{URL|http://www.koongavald.ee}}

}}

Koonga was a municipality located in Pärnu County, one of the 15 counties of Estonia. In 2017, Koonga Parish, Hanila Parish, Lihula Parish, and Varbla Parish were merged to form Lääneranna Parish.{{Cite web |url=https://www.riigiteataja.ee/akt/117012017005 |title=Hanila valla, Koonga valla, Lihula valla ja Varbla valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine” muutmine – Riigi Teataja |last=Webmedia |website=www.riigiteataja.ee |language=et |access-date=2018-07-27}} It is one of the oldest known human settlement in Estonia.