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Lääne-Nigula Parish

Lääne-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Lääne-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne County. It has a population of 7,041 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 1,449 km (559 sq mi).

Lääne-Nigula Parish was established by merging Oru, Risti, and Taebla parishes after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013. In 2017, the former municipalities Noarootsi, Nõva, Kullamaa and Martna were also merged into Lääne-Nigula.

Politics

There are 17 seats in the local government council.

Settlements

Small boroughs

Palivere - Taebla - Risti

Villages

Allikmaa - Allikotsa - Auaste - Aulepa - Dirhami - Ehmja - Einbi - Elbiku - Enivere - Hara - Hindaste - Hosby - Höbringi - Ingküla - Jaakna - Jalukse - Jõesse - Jõgisoo - Kaare - Kaasiku - Kabeli - Kadarpiku - Kalju - Kärbla - Kasari - Kastja - Kedre - Keedika - Keravere - Keskküla - Keskvere - Kesu - Kirimäe - Kirna - Koela - Kokre - Koluvere - Kudani - Kuijõe - Kuke - Kullamaa - Kullametsa - Kuluse - Kurevere - Laiküla - Leediküla - Leila - Lemmikküla - Liivaküla - Liivi - Linnamäe - Luigu - Männiku - Martna - Mõisaküla - Mõrdu - Nigula - Nihka - Niibi - Niinja - Nõmme - Nõmmemaa - Nõva - Ohtla - Oonga - Oru - Osmussaare - Österby - Paslepa - Peraküla - Piirsalu - Putkaste - Pälli - Päri - Pürksi - Rannajõe - Rannaküla - Rehemäe - Riguldi - Rooslepa - Rõude - Rõuma - Saare - Salajõe - Saunja - Seljaküla - Silla - Soolu - Soo-otsa - Spithami - Sutlepa - Suure-Lähtru - Suur-Nõmmküla - Tagavere - Tahu - Tammiku - Telise - Tuka - Tuksi - Turvalepa - Tusari - Ubasalu - Üdruma - Uugla - Uusküla - Vaisi - Vanaküla - Vanaküla (Gambyn) - Variku - Vedra - Võntküla - Väike-Lähtru - Väike-Nõmmküla - Väänla - Vidruka

Religion

Religion in Lääne-Nigula Parish(2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (80.1%)
  Lutheran (12.0%)
  Baptism (2.8%)
  Orthodox (2.4%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (2.7%)

References

  1. ^ "Population by sex age group and administrative unit or type of settlement, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 24 October 2020.


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