Hiiu Parish
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Hiiu Parish (Estonian: Hiiu vald) was a rural municipality of Hiiu County, Estonia. It occupied the northwestern part of the Hiiumaa island. The population was about 5000 (as of 26 June 2013), about 3600 of whom lived in the parish seat.
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Hiiu Parish
Hiiu vald | |
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Country | Estonia |
County | Hiiu County |
Administrative centre | Kärdla |
Government | |
• Mayor | Reili Rand (SDE) |
Area | |
• Total | 388 km2 (150 sq mi) |
Population (26.06.2013) | |
• Total | ca 5,000 |
Website | www |
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Hiiu Parish was established by merging the town of Kärdla (former urban municipality) and Kõrgessaare Parish after the municipal elections held on 20 October 2013.[1] Kärdla was non-contiguous with the rest of the municipality.