Harju County - Definition and Overview

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.

Harju maakond County EE-37 County Capital Tallinn County Governor   Province Estonia Area 4,333 km² Population  - Total (1998)  - Density 538,149 124.2/km²

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History

County Government

The Harju County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is led by Governor (maavanem) Orm Valtson.

Municipalities

There are 19 rural municipalities and 6 urban municipalities in the county.

• Jõelähtme
• Keila
• Kernu
• Kiili
• Kose
• Kuusalu
• Kõue
• Loksa
• Nissi
• Padise
• Raasiku
• Rae
• Saku
• Vasalemma
• Viimsi

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External link

• Harjumaa (http://www.harju.ee/) - Official site

	Counties of Estonia
	Harju County | Hiiu County | Ida-Viru County | Järva County | Jõgeva County | Lääne County | Lääne-Viru County Pärnu County | Põlva County | Rapla County | Saare County | Tartu County | Valga County | Viljandi County | Võru County