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Rapla Parish

Rapla Parish is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 and an area of 859 km2.

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Rapla Parish
Rapla vald
Rapla Maria Magdalena Lutheran Church
Rapla Maria Magdalena Lutheran Church
Flag of Rapla Parish
Coat of arms of Rapla Parish
Rapla Parish within Rapla County
Rapla Parish within Rapla County
Country Estonia
County Rapla County
Administrative centreRapla
Area
 • Total
859 km2 (332 sq mi)
Population
 (01.01.2019)
 • Total
13,193
 • Density15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-668
Websitewww.rapla.ee
Windmill in Valtu village source ↗

Rapla Parish (Estonian: Rapla vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859 km2.

Settlements

Town

Rapla

Small boroughs

Alu - Hagudi - Kaiu - Kuusiku

Villages

Äherdi - Alu-Metsküla - Aranküla - Atla - Hagudi - Helda - Hõreda - Iira - Jalase - Jaluse - Järlepa - Juula - Juuru - Kabala - Kaigepere - Kalda - Kalevi - Karitsa - Kasvandu - Kelba - Keo - Kodila - Kodila-Metsküla - Koigi - Koikse - Kõrgu - Kuimetsa - Kuku - Kuusiku-Nõmme - Lipa - Lipametsa - Lipstu - Loe - Lõiuse - Lõpemetsa - Mahlamäe - Mahtra - Maidla - Mällu - Metsküla - Mõisaaseme - Nõmme - Nõmmemetsa - Nõmmküla - Oblu - Oela - Ohulepa - Oola - Orguse - Palamulla - Pirgu - Põlliku - Põlma - Purila - Purku - Raela - Raikküla - Raka - Ridaküla - Röa - Sadala - Seli - Seli-Nurme - Sikeldi - Sulupere - Suurekivi - Tamsi - Tapupere - Tolla - Toomja - Tõrma - Tuti - Ülejõe - Ummaru - Uusküla - Vahakõnnu - Vahastu - Väljataguse - Valli - Valtu - Vana-Kaiu - Vankse - Vaopere

Religion

The majority of the residents of the Rapla parish 84.1% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 10.8% identify as Lutheran. The Orthodox community constitutes 1.7%, while other Christian denominations make up 1.7% of the population. A smaller segment of the population, 0.7%, follows other religions, while 1.0% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation.1

International relations

Twin towns — sister cities

References

References

  1. "stat.ee".
  2. "Nurmijärven ystävyyskunta/maakunta esittäytyy Helsingissä la- su 21. - 22.11" (in Finnish). Nurmijärven kunta. Archived from the original on 16 July 2019. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links

59°0′25″N 24°47′34″E / 59.00694°N 24.79278°E / 59.00694; 24.79278