Keila Parish

Former municipality of Estonia

Former municipality of Estonia in Harju County

Keila Parish Keila vald
Former municipality of Estonia
Keila-Joa waterfall
Flag Coat of arms
Keila Parish within Harju County.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Keila
Government
• Mayor	Jaan Alver (2014–2017)
Area
• Total	178.97 km² (69.10 sq mi)
Population (01.01.2004)
• Total	3,995
• Density	22/km² (58/sq mi)
Website	www.keilavald.ee

Keila Parish (Estonian: Keila vald) was a rural municipality in north-western Estonia. It was a part of Harju County. The municipality had a population of 3,995 (as of 1 January 2004)^[1] and covered an area of 178.97 km². The population density was 22.3 inhabitants per km².

Local administration of the municipality was located in the town of Keila, although the town itself constitutes separate urban municipality and was not part of Keila Parish. In Keila Parish there were 3 small boroughs (Estonian: alevikud): Karjaküla, Klooga, Keila-Joa and 19 villages (Estonian: külad): Illurma, Käesalu, Keelva, Kersalu, Kloogaranna, Kulna, Laoküla, Laulasmaa, Lehola, Lohusalu, Maeru, Meremõisa, Nahkjala, Niitvälja, Ohtu, Põllküla, Tõmmiku, Tuulna, Valkse.

Keila Parish was one of the four municipalities merged into Lääne-Harju Parish with the administrative reform of 2017. The last mayor (vallavanem) from 2014 to 2017 was Jaan Alver from the Estonian Reform Party.

Gallery

Ohtu bog
Treppoja
Lahepere bay and Pakri peninsula
Tallinn–Paldiski road in Valkse
Offering spring in Ohtu
Kõltsu manor

References

^ "Arengukava 2004-2014" (PDF) (in Estonian). Keila Vald http://www.keilavald.ee. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 December 2009. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)