Kohila Parish
Kohila Parish
Kohila vald | |
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 Kohila manor | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Kohila Parish within Rapla County. | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Rapla County |
| Administrative centre | Kohila |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Margus Miller (Minu Kohila) |
| Area | |
• Total | 230.20 km2 (88.88 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2009) | |
• Total | 5,925 |
| • Density | 25.74/km2 (66.66/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-317 |
| Website | www.kohila.ee |
Kohila Parish (Estonian: Kohila vald) is the northernmost municipality of Rapla County, Estonia. It has a population of 5,925 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 230.20 km (143.04 mi).[1]
Settlements
- Borough
- Small boroughs
- Villages
Aandu - Adila - Angerja - Hageri - Kadaka - Lohu - Loone - Lümandu - Masti - Mälivere - Pahkla - Pihali - Pukamäe - Põikma - Rabivere - Rootsi - Salutaguse - Sutlema - Urge - Vana-Aespa - Vilivere
The administrative centre of Kohila Parish is Kohila borough (alev) with population 3,505 (as of 1 January 2006).[2] It is situated 33 km south to Estonia's capital, Tallinn and 22 km north to county's administrative center Rapla.
Religion
The religious landscape of Kohila Parish is predominantly secular, with 80.9% of the population identifying as unaffiliated with any religion.
Among those who do associate with a faith, 9.3% identify as Lutheran, reflecting the historical presence of Lutheranism in the region. The Orthodox community constitutes 6.1%, while other Christian denominations collectively make up 2.5% of the population.
A smaller segment of the population, 0.5%, follows other religions, while 0.7% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation or it remains unknown.
This data highlights the diverse yet largely non-religious nature of the community in Kohila Parish.
Local government
Current chairman of the council (volikogu esimees) is Margus Miller from the electoral coalition "Minu Kohila".[3]
Current mayor (vallavanem) is Andrus Saare[4] from the Union of Pro Patria and Res Publica.
Gallery
Notable people
- Otto Friedrich Ignatius (1794 in Hageri – 1824), a Baltic German painter, writer and composer.
- Betty Kuuskemaa (1879 in Hageri – 1966), stage and film actress
- Theodor Altermann (1885 in Pahkla – 1915), actor, theatre director and producer.
- Aleksander Pallas (1887 in Hageri – 1939), lawyer, politician; the acting deputy mayor of Tallinn in 1917.
- Kuno Veeber (1898 in Adila – 1929), painter and graphic artist
- Alfred Schmidt (1898 in Hageri – 1972), featherweight weightlifter, silver medallist at the 1920 Summer Olympics
- Otto Pohla (1899 in Hageri – 1941), wrestler, competed as a Greco-Roman light heavyweight at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Laine Mesikäpp (1917 in Adila – 2012), film, radio and stage actress; collected and catalogue Estonian folk music
- Andrus Saare (born 1965), politician, Mayor of Kohila Parish, 1999/2005, and 2009 to 2011.
- Martti Helde (born 1987 in Rootsi), film director and screenwriter.
References
- ↑ "Population figure and composition". [Statistics Estonia]. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Vallast" (in Estonian). [Kohila vald]. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Vallavolikogu" (in Estonian). [Kohila vald]. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
- ↑ "Vallavalitsus" (in Estonian). [Kohila vald]. Retrieved 29 January 2010.
External links
- Official website (in Estonian)
- Electoral coalition "Minu Kohila" (in Estonian)
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