Kose Parish Explained

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.

People

Stage actress Ester Pajusoo (born 1934) was born in Kose Parish (then Tuhala Parish).

Twin towns — sister cities

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sõprusvallad. Kose vald. 16 November 2010. et.