Tapa Parish (Estonian: Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia.[1]

Tapa Parish
Tapa vald
Jäneda manor
Jäneda manor
Flag of Tapa Parish
Coat of arms of Tapa Parish
Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Tapa Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Country Estonia
County Lääne-Viru County
Administrative centreTapa
Government
 • MayorRiho Tell
Area
 • Total480 km2 (190 sq mi)
Population
 (2018)
 • Total11,049
 • Density23/km2 (60/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-792
Websitewww.tapa.ee

The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km east of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

History

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Tapa Parish was established by merging in October 2005 the town of Tapa with Lehtse and Saksi rural municipalities and in October 2017 the Tapa and Tamsalu rural municipalities.

Religion

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Religion in Tapa Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (76.0%)
  Orthodox (11.3%)
  Lutheran (5.7%)
  Others Christians (2.9%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (4.1%)

Local government

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Chairman of the Council (Estonian: volikogu esimees):

  • 2017-2018 - Toomas Uudeberg
  • from 2018 - Maksim Butšenkov

Mayor (Estonian: vallavanem):

  • 2017-2018 - Alari Kirt
  • from 2018 - Riho Tell

Geography

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Porkuni Castle

Populated places

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There are two towns Tapa and Tamsalu, one small borough Lehtse and 55 villages: Aavere, Alupere, Araski, Assamalla, Imastu, Jootme, Jäneda, Järsi, Järvajõe, Kadapiku, Kaeva, Karkuse, Kerguta, Koiduküla, Koplitaguse, Kuie, Kullenga, Kursi, Kuru, Kõrveküla, Lemmküla, Linnape, Loksa, Loksu, Lokuta, Läpi, Läste, Metskaevu, Moe, Naistevälja, Nõmmküla, Näo, Patika, Piilu, Piisupi, Porkuni, Pruuna, Põdrangu, Rabasaare, Raudla, Rägavere, Räsna, Saiakopli, Saksi, Sauvälja, Savalduma, Tõõrakõrve, Türje, Uudeküla, Vadiküla, Vahakulmu, Vajangu, Vistla, Võhmetu, Võhmuta.

References

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  1. ^ "Päring kohanimeandmebaasist. Eesti kohanimed". www.eki.ee (in Estonian). Retrieved 3 February 2022.
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59°16′00″N 25°57′00″E / 59.266667°N 25.95°E / 59.266667; 25.95