Kõue Parish () was a rural

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. In October 2013, Kõue Parish was merged with neighbouring

Kose Parish Kose Parish () 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 20 ...

and therefore ceased to exist. On 1 January 2009, the municipality had a population of 1,685 and covered an area of 295.5 km². The population density is . The current mayor (') is Ott Valdma. Administrative centre of the municipality was Ardu small borough (''alevik''), located 57 km from

Tallinn Tallinn is the capital city, capital and List of cities in Estonia, most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a Tallinn Bay, bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of (as of 2025) and ...

on the Tallinn–Tartu highway. Besides Ardu there was also

Habaja Habaja () is a small borough () in Kose Parish, 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-Vir ...

small borough and 36 villages in Kõue Parish: Aela,

Äksi Äksi is a small borough () in Tartu Parish, Tartu County in Estonia. It is located on the southern shore of Lake Saadjärv, and has a population of 480 (as of 1 January 2020). From the Middle Ages until the first half of the 20th century, Äk ...

, Alansi, Harmi, Kadja, Kantküla,

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, Kirivalla, Kiruvere,

Kõrvenurga Kõrvenurga is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by the ...

Kõue Kõue () is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. (retrieved 27 July 2021) Explorer Otto von Kotzebue (1788–1846) spent his last years in Kõue Manor (Triigi) which he bought in 1832. Estonian mountaineer and photograph ...

, Kukepala, Laane, Leistu, Lööra, Lutsu,

Marguse Marguse is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by the Bal ...

Nõmmeri Nõmmeri is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by the Ba ...

, Nutu,

Ojasoo Ojasoo is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by the Bal ...

Pala Pala may refer to: Places Chad *Pala, Chad, the capital of the region of Mayo-Kebbi Ouest Estonia * Pala, Kose Parish, village in Kose Parish, Harju County * Pala, Kuusalu Parish, village in Kuusalu Parish, Harju County * Pala, Järva County, ...

Paunaste Paunaste is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by the Ba ...

, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Riidamäe, Rõõsa,

Saarnakõrve Saarnakõrve is a village in Kose Parish, Harju County in 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 west by th ...

, Sääsküla, Sae, Silmsi, Triigi,

Uueveski Uueveski is a village in Kose Parish, 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 ...

, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Virla.

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* Former municipalities of Estonia Geography of Harju County Kose Parish {{harju-geo-stub