Rae Parish

Rae Parish

Rae vald
Rae Parish Rae vald
Municipality of Estonia
	Jüri church
	Flag Coat of arms
	Rae Parish within Harju County.
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Administrative centre	Jüri
Government
• Mayor	Madis Sarik
Area
• Total	206.7 km2 (79.8 sq mi)
Population (31.12.2022)
• Total	23,145
• Density	112.0/km2 (290.0/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-653
Website	www.rae.ee

Rae Parish (Estonian: Rae vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 23,145 (as of 31 December 2022)^[1] and covers an area of 206.7 km².^[2] The population density is 111.974/km² (290.01/sq mi).

Settlements

Administrative centre of the municipality is Jüri, a small borough. The other biggest populated places are Vaida, Assaku, Lagedi and Peetri small boroughs. The rest of the settlements are villages: Aaviku, Aruvalla, Järveküla, Kadaka, Karla, Kautjala, Kopli, Kurna, Lehmja, Limu, Pajupea, Patika, Pildiküla, Rae, Salu, Seli, Soodevahe, Suuresta, Suursoo, Tuulevälja, Ülejõe, Urvaste, Uuesalu, Vaidasoo, Vaskjala, Veneküla and Veskitaguse. There are altogether 5 small boroughs plus 27 villages & hamlets in Rae Parish.

The current mayor (vallavanem) is Madis Sarik (Estonian Reform Party).^[3]

Religion

Religion in Rae Parish (2021) [1]

Unaffiliated (82.2%)
Orthodox (7.70%)
Lutheran (6.80%)
Others Christians (1.50%)
Others Religions or Unknown (1.80%)
0.00%

References

^ "Rahvastik" (in Estonian). Rae vald. Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
^ "Tutvustus" (in Estonian). Rae vald. Retrieved 11 January 2010.
^ "Vallavalitsuse kontaktid" (in Estonian). Rae vald. Retrieved 16 December 2019.