Keila Parish Explained

Keila Parish
Native Name:Keila vald
Settlement Type:Former municipality of Estonia
Flag Size:125px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1: Harju County
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Keila
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Jaan Alver (2014–2017)
Area Total Km2:178.97
Population Total:3995
Population As Of:01.01.2004
Population Density Km2:auto
Website:www.keilavald.ee

Keila Parish (Estonian: Keila vald) was a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 3,995 (as of 1 January 2004)[1] and covered an area of 178.97 km2. The population density was 22.3 inhabitants per km2.

Local administration of the municipality was located in the town of Keila, although the town itself constitutes separate urban municipality and was not part of Keila Parish. In Keila Parish there were 3 small boroughs (Estonian: alevikud): Karjaküla, Klooga, Keila-Joa and 19 villages (Estonian: külad): Illurma, Käesalu, Keelva, Kersalu, Kloogaranna, Kulna, Laoküla, Laulasmaa, Lehola, Lohusalu, Maeru, Meremõisa, Nahkjala, Niitvälja, Ohtu, Põllküla, Tõmmiku, Tuulna, Valkse.

Keila Parish was one of the four municipalities merged into Lääne-Harju Parish with the administrative reform of 2017. The last mayor (vallavanem) from 2014 to 2017 was Jaan Alver from the Estonian Reform Party.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arengukava 2004-2014. Keila Vald http://www.keilavald.ee. Estonian. 11 December 2009. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110716110553/http://www.keilavald.ee/fileadmin/user_upload/dokumendid/Avalikud_dokumendid/Arengukava_2004-2014.pdf. 16 July 2011.