Lao, Estonia

{{Short description|Village in Estonia}}

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| name = Lao

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Munalaiu sadam talv.jpg

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| image_caption = Munalaiu harbour in winter.

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| pushpin_map = Estonia

| pushpin_label_position = right

| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Estonia

| coordinates = {{coord|58|14|55|N|24|06|17|E|region:EE|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = Estonia

| subdivision_type1 = County

| subdivision_name1 = Pärnu County

| subdivision_type2 = Municipality

| subdivision_name2 = Pärnu urban municipality

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| population_total = 31

| population_as_of = 01.01.2011

| population_density_km2 = auto

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Lao is a village in Pärnu urban municipality, Pärnu County, in southwestern Estonia. It is located on the top of the Tõstamaa peninsula, on the coast of the Gulf of Riga. Lao has a population of 31 as of 1 January 2011.{{cite web|title=Külad |url=http://www.tostamaa.ee/client/default.asp?wa_id=34&wa_object_id=1&w |publisher=Tõstamaa vald |accessdate=23 May 2011 |language=Estonian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920065619/http://www.tostamaa.ee/client/default.asp?wa_id=34&wa_object_id=1&w |archivedate=20 September 2011 }}

Munalaiu harbour, which connects the islands Kihnu and Manilaid with the mainland, is located in Lao.