Harju County
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Harju County or Harjumaa (Estonian Harju maakond or Harjumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. It borders to Lääne County to the southwest, Rapla County and Järva County to the south and Lääne-Viru County to the east. Tallinn, the capital of Estonia is in the county, although it is separately marked on the map of counties.
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| Capital | Tallinn 59°26'27" N, 24°43'49" E | ||||
| Governor | Jaan Mark | ||||
| Area | 4,333 km² (2nd) | ||||
| Population - 2004 estimate - 2000 census - Density | 521,410 (1st) 525,682 120.3/km² (1st) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | EE-37 | ||||
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History
County Government
The Harju County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is led by Governor (maavanem) Orm Valtson.
Municipalities
There are 6 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 19 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
- Aegviidu
- Anija
- Harku
- Jõelähtme
- Keila
- Kernu
- Kiili
- Kose
- Kuusalu
- Kõue
- Loksa
- Nissi
- Padise
- Raasiku
- Rae
- Saku
- Saue
- Vasalemma
- Viimsi
Geography
Miscellaneous topics
External link
- Harjumaa (http://www.harju.ee/) - Official site
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Harju | Hiiu | Ida-Viru | Järva | Jõgeva | Lääne | Lääne-Viru | Pärnu | Põlva | Rapla | Saare | Tartu | Valga | Viljandi | Võru | |