Saku Parish
{{Short description|Municipality of Estonia}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Saku Parish
| native_name = Saku vald
| settlement_type = Municipality of Estonia
| image_skyline = File:Saku.jpg
| imagesize =
| image_caption = Saku brewery
| image_flag = Flag of Saku Parish.svg
| flag_size = 85px
| image_shield = Saku valla vapp.svg
| shield_size = 75px
| image_map = Eesti Saku vald 2017.svg
| map_caption = Saku Parish within Harju County.
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = 25px Estonia
| subdivision_type1 = County
| subdivision_name1 = 25px Harju County
| seat_type = Administrative centre
| seat = Saku
| leader_party =
| leader_title = Mayor
| leader_name = Kuno Rooba
| area_total_km2 = 171.13
| population_total = 8031
| population_as_of = 2006
| population_density_km2 = auto
| website = [http://www.sakuvald.ee www.sakuvald.ee]
| iso_code = EE-719
|}}
Saku Parish ({{langx|et|Saku vald}}) is a rural municipality in Harju County, north-western Estonia.
The administrative centre of Saku Parish is Saku; a small town with population of 4,618 (as of 2005). It is situated 10 km south of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.
History
Established in 1866.
Awarded the Japanese Foreign Minister’s Commendation for their contributions to promotion of mutual understanding between Estonia and Japan on December 1, 2020.[https://www.mofa.go.jp/press/release/press6e_000255.html Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan][https://www.mofa.go.jp/files/100120947.pdf Foreign Minister’s Commendations for FY 2020 (Groups) | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan]
Local government
Religion
{{Pie chart
|thumb = right
|caption = Religion in Saku Parish (2021) [https://andmed.stat.ee/en/stat/rahvaloendus__rel2021__rahvastiku-demograafilised-ja-etno-kultuurilised-naitajad__usk/RL21452]
|label1 = Unaffiliated
|value1 = 80.7
|color1 = White
|label2 = Lutheran
|value2 = 10.5
|color2 = DodgerBlue
|label3 = Orthodox
|value3 = 2.9
|color3 = Pink
|label4 = Others Christians
|value4 = 3.1
|color4 = LightBlue
|label5 = Others Religions or Unknown
|value5 = 2.8
|color5 = Yellow
|label6 =
|value6 =
|color6 =
}}
Geography
= Populated places =
There are 2 small towns (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) and 19 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Saku Parish.
Villages: Jälgimäe, Juuliku, Kajamaa, Kasemetsa, Kirdalu, Kurtna, Lokuti, Männiku, Metsanurme, Rahula, Roobuka, Saue, Saustinõmme, Sookaera-Metsanurga, Tänassilma, Tagadi, Tammemäe, Tõdva, Üksnurme.
Sport
Kurtna is home to Bandy Federation of Estonia:[https://web.archive.org/web/20131016213857/http://www.worldbandy.com/members.asp?pageID=11]
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website}}
- [http://www.sakuvald.ee/88/ Maps of Saku Parish]
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