Saaremaa Municipality
Saaremaa Municipality, also known as Saaremaa Parish (Estonian:Saaremaa vald) is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality in Estonia by land area. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.
Saaremaa Parish Saaremaa vald | |
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 Kuressaare town and harbour | |
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 Saaremaa Parish | |
| Country |  |
| County |  |
| Administrative center | Kuressaare |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,705 km2 (1,044 sq mi) |
| Population (2017) | |
| • Total | 32,007 |
| • Density | 12/km2 (31/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Website | saaremaavald |
It is one of three parishes comprising the county, along with Muhu and Ruhnu parish. It was formed following the 2017 Estonian municipal reform on 21 October 2017, on the basis of all twelve former Saaremaa municipalities: Kuressaare town and Lääne-Saare, Kihelkonna, Laimjala, Leisi, Mustjala, Orissaare, Pihtla, Pöide, Salme, Torgu and Valjala parishes.[1][2]
- Timeline of Saaremaa municipalities
1992–1999
1999–2014
2014–2017
2017–...
References
- "Ülevaade KOVid 14.07.2017" (PDF). Estonian Ministry of Finance. 14 July 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
- "Number of officials in Saaremaa not reduced by administrative reform". ERR. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2019.
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