Harju County

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Harju maakond

Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Tallinn
Governor	Värner Lootsmann
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.

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.

Contents 1 History 2 County Government 3 Municipalities 4 Geography 5 Miscellaneous topics 6 External link

[edit] History

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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.

Urban municipalities:

• 1 Keila
• 2 Loksa
• 3 Maardu
• 4 Paldiski
• 5 Saue
• 6 Tallinn

Rural municipalities:

• 7 Aegviidu
• 8 Anija
• 9 Harku
• 10 Jõelähtme
• 11 Keila
• 12 Kernu
• 13 Kiili
• 14 Kose
• 15 Kuusalu
• 16 Kõue
• 18 Nissi
• 19 Padise
• 20 Raasiku
• 21 Rae
• 22 Saku
• 23 Saue
• 24 Vasalemma
• 25 Viimsi

[edit] Geography

[edit] Miscellaneous topics

[edit] External link

• Harju County Government - Official website (in Estonian)