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Harju County

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.

Table of contents

1 History 2 County Government 3 Municipalities 4 Geography 5 Miscellaneous topics 6 External link

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 - Official site

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