Keila Parish () was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in north-western
Estonia
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. It was a part of
Harju County
Harju County ( or ''Harjumaa''), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla Count ...
. The municipality had a population of 3,995 (as of 1 January 2004)
and covered an area of 178.97 km
2. The population density was 22.3 inhabitants per km
2.
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 ():
Karjaküla,
Klooga,
Keila-Joa and 19
village
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s ():
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.
Gallery
Ohtu rabapiir.jpg, Ohtu bog
Treppoja 28-05-2013.jpg, Treppoja
Lahepere laht ja Pakri poolsaar.jpg, Lahepere bay and Pakri peninsula
Tallinna–Paldiski maantee Valkse külas.jpg, Tallinn–Paldiski road in Valkse
Ohvriallikas -Püha allikas-, Keila vald, Ohtu küla.jpg, Offering spring in Ohtu
Kõltsu.jpg, Kõltsu manor
References
External links
Official website
Former municipalities of Estonia
Lääne-Harju Parish
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