Kose Parish | |
Native Name: | Kose vald |
Settlement Type: | Municipality of Estonia |
Flag Size: | 85px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Estonia |
Subdivision Type1: | County |
Subdivision Name1: | Harju County |
Seat Type: | Administrative centre |
Seat: | Kose |
Leader Title: | Mayor |
Leader Name: | Merle Pussak |
Area Total Km2: | 532.85 |
Population Total: | 7183 |
Population As Of: | 22.01.2016 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Iso Code: | EE-338 |
Kose Parish (Estonian: Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of . The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2.
In October 2013, neighbouring Kõue Parish was merged with Kose Parish.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the small borough (Estonian: alevik) of Kose. There are total of 5 small boroughs (Ardu, Habaja, Kose, Kose-Uuemõisa and Ravila) and 58 villages in Kose Parish:Aela, Ahisilla, Äksi, Alansi, Harmi, Kadja, Kanavere, Kantküla, Karla, Kata, Katsina, Kirivalla, Kiruvere, Kolu, Kõrvenurga, Kõue, Krei, Kuivajõe, Kukepala, Laane, Leistu, Liiva, Lööra, Lutsu, Marguse, Nõmbra, Nõmmeri, Nõrava, Nutu, Ojasoo, Oru, Pala, Palvere, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Raveliku, Riidamäe, Rõõsa, Saarnakõrve, Sääsküla, Sae, Saula, Sõmeru, Silmsi, Tade, Tammiku, Triigi, Tuhala, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Vardja, Vilama, Virla, Viskla and Võlle.
Stage actress Ester Pajusoo (born 1934) was born in Kose Parish (then Tuhala Parish).