Lääne-Nigula Parish Explained

Lääne-Nigula Parish
Native Name:Lääne-Nigula vald
Settlement Type:Municipality of Estonia
Flag Size:125px
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Estonia
Subdivision Type1:County
Subdivision Name1:Lääne County
Seat Type:Administrative centre
Seat:Taebla
Area Total Km2:1449
Population Total:7041
Population As Of:01.01.2019
Population Density Km2:auto
Iso Code:EE-441

Lääne-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of .[1]

Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla parishes after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013. In 2017, the former municipalities Noarootsi, Nõva, Kullamaa and Martna were also merged into Lääne-Nigula.

Politics

There are 17 seats in the local government council.

Settlements

Villages:Allikmaa - Allikotsa - Auaste - Aulepa - Dirhami - Ehmja - Einbi - Elbiku - Enivere - Hara - Hindaste - Hosby - Höbringi - Ingküla - Jaakna - Jalukse - Jõesse - Jõgisoo - Kaare - Kaasiku - Kabeli - Kadarpiku - Kalju - Kärbla - Kasari - Kastja - Kedre - Keedika - Keravere - Keskküla - Keskvere - Kesu - Kirimäe - Kirna - Koela - Kokre - Koluvere - Kudani - Kuijõe - Kuke - Kullamaa - Kullametsa - Kuluse - Kurevere - Laiküla - Leediküla - Leila - Lemmikküla - Liivaküla - Liivi - Linnamäe - Luigu - Männiku - Martna - Mõisaküla - Mõrdu - Nigula - Nihka - Niibi - Niinja - Nõmme - Nõmmemaa - Nõva - Ohtla - Oonga - Oru - Osmussaare - Österby - Paslepa - Peraküla - Piirsalu - Putkaste - Pälli - Päri - Pürksi - Rannajõe - Rannaküla - Rehemäe - Riguldi - Rooslepa - Rõude - Rõuma - Saare - Salajõe - Saunja - Seljaküla - Silla - Soolu - Soo-otsa - Spithami - Sutlepa - Suure-Lähtru - Suur-Nõmmküla - Tagavere - Tahu - Tammiku - Telise - Tuka - Tuksi - Turvalepa - Tusari - Ubasalu - Üdruma - Uugla - Uusküla - Vaisi - Vanaküla - Vanaküla (Gambyn) - Variku - Vedra - Võntküla - Väike-Lähtru - Väike-Nõmmküla - Väänla - Vidruka

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Population by sex age group and administrative unit or type of settlement, 1 January. Statistics Estonia. 24 October 2020.