Oru Parish () was a rural
municipality
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The term ''municipality' ...
in
Lääne County
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,
Estonia
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,
that existed from 1992 to 2013.
After the
municipal elections held on 20 October 2013, Oru Parish was merged with neighbouring
Risti and
Taebla parishes and a new
Lääne-Nigula Parish
Lääne-Nigula Parish () 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 .
Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the mu ...
was established.
In 2008 it had a population of 932 and an area of 197.7 km².
Settlements
Oru Parish had 15 villages:
Auaste,
Ingküla,
Jalukse,
Keedika,
Kärbla,
Linnamäe,
Niibi,
Oru,
Mõisaküla,
Salajõe
Salajõe is a village in Lääne-Nigula Parish, Lääne County, in western Estonia
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,
Saunja,
Seljaküla,
Soolu,
Uugla and
Vedra
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*L ...
.
References
External links
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Former municipalities of Estonia
Geography of Lääne County
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