Lääne-Saare Parish

Coordinates: 58°20′00″N 22°15′00″E / 58.3333°N 22.2500°E / 58.3333; 22.2500
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Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare vald
Flag of Lääne-Saare Parish
Coat of arms of Lääne-Saare Parish
Lääne-Saare Parish within Saare County.
Lääne-Saare Parish within Saare County.
CountryEstonia
CountySaare County
Administrative centreKuressaare
Area
 • Total807 km2 (312 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total7,200
 • Density8.9/km2 (23/sq mi)
Websitewww.laanesaare.ee

Lääne-Saare Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Saare vald) was a rural municipality of Estonia, in Saare County. It was located on the western part of Saaremaa island. The municipality has a population of ca 7,200 and an area of 807 km2.

Lääne-Saare Parish was established by merging Kaarma, Kärla and Lümanda parishes on 12 December 2014.[1]

During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.[2]

Populated places

Lääne-Saare Parish had 4

small boroughs (alevik): Aste, Kudjape, Kärla and Nasva
; and 111 villages.

Villages

References

  1. ^ "Täna tõmmati esmakordselt lehvima uue Lääne-Saare valla lipp" (in Estonian). ERR. 2014-12-31. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Kihelkonna valla, Kuressaare linna, Laimjala valla, Leisi valla, Lääne-Saare valla, Mustjala valla, Orissaare valla, Pihtla valla, Pöide valla, Salme valla, Torgu valla ja Valjala valla osas haldusterritoriaalse korralduse ja Vabariigi Valitsuse 3. aprilli 1995. a määruse nr 159 „Eesti territooriumi haldusüksuste nimistu kinnitamine" muutmine". Riigi Teataja (in Estonian). Retrieved 11 December 2017.

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