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Encyclopedia > Harju County
Harju maakond
Flag Coat of arms
Capital Tallinn
Area 4,333 km² (2nd)
Population (as of 2004)
 - Density
521,410 (1st)
120.3/km² (1st)
ISO 3166-2 EE-37

Harju County (Estonian: Harju maakond), or Harjumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Image File history File links Et-Harju_maakond-coa. ... The flags of the 15 Counties of Estonia are all white and green, with the Coat of Arms of the respective County on the white part. ... The coats of arms of the 15 Counties of Estonia are presented below. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... shelby was here 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... Missing image Counties of Estonia By population By area By density ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... ISO 3166-2:EE Here is the list of the ISO 3166-2 codes for the counties of Estonia. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... A County (est: maakond) is an administrative subdivision of Estonia. ... The Baltic Sea The Gulf of Finland is an arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland (to the north) and Estonia (to the south) all the way to the city of Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it. ... Lääne-Viru County, Western Virumaa or Western Vironia (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. ... Järva County or Järvamaa (Estonian: Järva maakond or Järvamaa) is one of the counties of Estonia. ... Capital Rapla Governor Tõnis Blank Area 2,980 km² (7th) Population (as of 2004)  - Density 37,093 (10th) 12. ... Lääne County, or Lääne maakond, is a County or maakond of Estonia. ...


More than one third of the total population of Estonia live in Harju County.


Tallinn, the capital of Estonia, is included into the county. The City Council of Tallinn has applied to the Government to be given a special status with its own law. County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... This article is about a city that serves as a center of government and politics. ...

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History

County Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia for a term of five years. Since 2006 the Governor position is taken by Värner Lootsmann. The Council of Ministers of Estonia or The Government of the Republic of Estonia (Estonian: Vabariigi Valitsus) exercises executive power pursuant to the Constitution and the laws of the Republic of Estonia. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 6 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 18 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - communes) in Harju County. This is a list of the rural municipalities (vallad, singular - vald) of Estonia. ...

Municipalities in Harju County

Urban municipalities: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the municipalities of Harju county in Estonia. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 776 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1056 × 816 pixel, file size: 49 KB, MIME type: image/png) Map of the municipalities of Harju county in Estonia. ...

Rural municipalities: Categories: Possible copyright violations ... Loksa is an urban municipality of the Estonian county of Harju. ... Categories: Estonia-related stubs | Europe geography stubs | Municipalities of Estonia ... County Harjumaa Mayor Kaupo Kallas Area 60. ... County Harju County Mayor Ero Liivik Area 3. ... County Harju County Mayor Jüri Ratas Area 159. ... Located in 8:Anija Commune in the Harju County of northern Estonia Kehra is a town in Anija Commune in Harju County in northern Estonia. ...

Aegviidu is a borough (Estonian: ) in northern Estonia. ... Anija Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Sulev Roos Area 158 km² Population (as of 2005)  - Density 8,013 49. ... County Harju County Mayor Taimi Saarma Area 210 km² Population (as of 2005)  - Density 4,915 23. ... Keila Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. ... Kernu Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Vambo Kaal Area 100. ... Kose Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... Kuusalu Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... Kõue Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... Nissi Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Leemet Vaikmaa Area 366. ... Raasiku Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... Rae Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Sven Kesler Area 171. ... County Harju County Mayor Mati Tartu Area 196. ... Vasalemma Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. ... County Harju County Mayor Enn Sau Area 73 km² Population (as of 2005)  - Density 10,830 148/km² Centre  - Coordinates Viimsi 59°30 N 24°50 E Viimsi Commune within Harju County Viimsi Commune (Estonian: ) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. ...

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External link

  • Harju County Government - Official website (in Estonian)

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Harju County - definition of Harju County in Encyclopedia (127 words)
Harju County or Harjumaa (Estonian Harju maakond or Harjumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland.
It borders to Lääne County to the southwest, Rapla County and Järva County to the south and Lääne-Viru County to the east.
Tallinn, the capital of Estonia is in the county, although it is separately marked on the map of counties.
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