Lääne-Nigula Parish
| Lääne-Nigula Parish Lääne-Nigula vald | |||
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| Municipality of Estonia | |||
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Palivere railway station | |||
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 Lääne-Nigula Parish within Lääne County. | |||
| Country | Estonia | ||
| County | Lääne County | ||
| Administrative centre | Taebla | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 507 km2 (196 sq mi) | ||
| Population (01.01.2013[1]) | |||
| • Total | 3,861 | ||
| • Density | 7.6/km2 (20/sq mi) | ||
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Lääne-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 3,861 (as of 1 January 2013)[1] and an area of 507 km².
Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti and Taebla parihses after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.
Politics
There are 17 seats in the local government council.
Populated places
Lääne-Nigula Parish has 3 small boroughs (alevik): Palivere, Taebla and Risti; and 34 villages: Allikmaa, Auaste, Ingküla, Jaakna, Jalukse, Kadarpiku, Kärbla, Kedre, Keedika, Kirimäe, Koela, Kuijõe, Leediküla, Linnamäe, Luigu, Mõisaküla, Nigula, Nihka, Niibi, Oru, Pälli, Piirsalu, Rõuma, Salajõe, Saunja, Seljaküla, Soolu, Tagavere, Turvalepa, Uugla, Väänla, Vedra, Vidruka, Võntküla.
Gallery
Lääne-Nigula church from the 13th/18th century in Nigula village.
House museum of painter Ants Laikmaa in Kadarpiku village.
Former Risti railway station
Risti library
Palivere Manor
Lääne-Nigula farmland
References
- 1 2 "Population by sex age group and administrative unit or type of settlement, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 22 October 2013.
External links
- Official website (Estonian)
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Coordinates: 58°57′14″N 23°45′08″E / 58.95389°N 23.75222°E