Kohila Parish () is the northernmost

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. It has a population of 5,925 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of .

Settlements

;Borough:

Kohila Kohila (formerly also Kapa-Kohila, ) is a Populated places in Estonia, borough () in Rapla County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative center of Kohila Parish. Kohila has a population of 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006). Kohila has a railway ...

;Small boroughs:

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Hageri Hageri () is a Populated places in Estonia, small borough () in Kohila Parish, Rapla County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 Estonian census, 2011 census, the settlement's population was 212. Hageri has an area of 105 ha. People associated wi ...

Prillimäe Prillimäe is a small borough () in Kohila Parish, Rapla County, northern Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the wes ...

;Villages: Aandu - Adila - Angerja -

- Kadaka -

Lohu Lohu () is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County, in northwestern Estonia. Lohu railway station, on the Tallinn - Viljandi railway line operated by Elron, in a short distance from the village. The ''Lohu Lelu'' company in Lohu produces woode ...

- Loone - Lümandu - Masti -

Mälivere Mälivere is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northwestern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) References

Villages in Rapla County {{Rapla-geo-stub ...

- Pahkla - Pihali - Pukamäe - Põikma - Rabivere - Rootsi - Salutaguse - Sutlema -

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Vana-Aespa Vana-Aespa is a village in Kohila Parish, Rapla County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 28 July 2021) It is located about northwest of the borough of Kohila, between Hageri and Aespa. History Vana-Aespa was established on 20 December 2011 by di ...

- Vilivere The administrative centre of Kohila Parish is

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() with population 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006). It is situated 33 km south to Estonia's capital,

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and 22 km north to county's administrative center

Rapla Rapla ( (the name ''Rappel'' was also used in other languages in the past) is a Populated places in Estonia, town in north-central Estonia'','' the capital of Rapla County and the centre of Rapla Parish. History The oldest records date back ...

Religion

The religious landscape of Kohila Parish is predominantly

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, with 80.9% of the population identifying as unaffiliated with any religion. Among those who do associate with a faith, 9.3% identify as

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, reflecting the historical presence of Lutheranism in the region. The

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community constitutes 6.1%, while other

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denominations collectively make up 2.5% of the population. A smaller segment of the population, 0.5%, follows other religions, while 0.7% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation or it remains unknown. This data highlights the diverse yet largely non-religious nature of the community in Kohila Parish.

Local government

Current chairman of the council () is Margus Miller from the electoral coalition "Minu Kohila". Current mayor () is Andrus Saare from the

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Gallery

Kaselaug - Rabivere maastikukaitseala.jpg, Lake Kaselaug in Rabivere nature reserve Sutlema mõisa viinavabriku varemed.jpg, Ruins of Sutlema manor distillery Tohisoo mõisa peahoone.jpg, Tohisoo manor main building Kohila kirik2.jpg,

church Hageri kirik 2012.jpg,

church KohilaBaptist.JPG, Baptist Church of Kohila Angerja linnuse varemed.jpg, Ruins of Angerja vassal castle Lohu linnus 3.jpg,

hill forts Piimapukk Kernu–Kohila tee ääres.jpg, Milk churn stand KohilaPaberivabrik.JPG, Kohila paper factory Eestimaa kivide kuningas ehk Pahkla Suurkivi.JPG, Pahkla glacial erratic

References

External links

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Electoral coalition "Minu Kohila"
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