Kiili Parish () is a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
of
Harju County
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in northwestern
Estonia
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, south of the national
capital
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Econom ...
,
Tallinn
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. Its population is 6,165 as of 2022 and its area 100.4 km
2.
The administrative centre of Kiili Parish is
Kiili
Kiili (before 1977: ''Veneküla'') is a borough of Harju County in northern Estonia
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borough
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History
...
, population 1,492 (as of 2015). Its two smaller boroughs are
Kangru and
Luige. Its 13
villages
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are
Arusta,
Kurevere,
Lähtse,
Metsanurga,
Mõisaküla,
Nabala,
Paekna,
Piissoo,
Sausti,
Sookaera,
Sõgula,
Sõmeru and
Vaela.
As of 2022, 84% of the parishioners are unaffiliated with a religion and about 13% are
Christian
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(mostly
Lutheran
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).
RL21452: At least 15-year-old persons by religion and place of residence (administrative unit), 31 December 2021
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References
External links
Official website
(in Estonian)
Municipalities of Estonia
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