Rapla Parish
Municipality of Estonia (2017)
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Rapla Parish (Estonian: Rapla vald) is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859 km2.
Rapla Parish
Rapla vald | |
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Rapla Maria Magdalena Lutheran Church | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Rapla Parish within Rapla County | |
| Country |  Estonia |
| County |  Rapla County |
| Administrative centre | Rapla |
| Area | |
• Total | 859 km2 (332 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2019) | |
• Total | 13,193 |
| • Density | 15.4/km2 (39.8/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-668 |
| Website | www.rapla.ee |
Settlements
- Town
- Small boroughs
- Villages
Äherdi - Alu-Metsküla - Aranküla - Atla - Hagudi - Helda - Hõreda - Iira - Jalase - Jaluse - Järlepa - Juula - Juuru - Kabala - Kaigepere - Kalda - Kalevi - Karitsa - Kasvandu - Kelba - Keo - Kodila - Kodila-Metsküla - Koigi - Koikse - Kõrgu - Kuimetsa - Kuku - Kuusiku-Nõmme - Lipa - Lipametsa - Lipstu - Loe - Lõiuse - Lõpemetsa - Mahlamäe - Mahtra - Maidla - Mällu - Metsküla - Mõisaaseme - Nõmme - Nõmmemetsa - Nõmmküla - Oblu - Oela - Ohulepa - Oola - Orguse - Palamulla - Pirgu - Põlliku - Põlma - Purila - Purku - Raela - Raikküla - Raka - Ridaküla - Röa - Sadala - Seli - Seli-Nurme - Sikeldi - Sulupere - Suurekivi - Tamsi - Tapupere - Tolla - Toomja - Tõrma - Tuti - Ülejõe - Ummaru - Uusküla - Vahakõnnu - Vahastu - Väljataguse - Valli - Valtu - Vana-Kaiu - Vankse - Vaopere
Religion
The majority of the residents of the Rapla parish 84.1% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 10.8% identify as Lutheran. The Orthodox community constitutes 1.7%, while other Christian denominations make up 1.7% of the population. A smaller segment of the population, 0.7%, follows other religions, while 1.0% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation.[1]
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities
Nurmijärvi, Finland[2]
