Kihnu Parish

Kihnu Parish (Estonian: Kihnu vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Pärnu County. The parish covers the 16.88 km² area of Kihnu island, making it one of the smallest parishes in Estonia. As of 2010, Kihnu Parish had an estimated population of 489.[1] In 2003, UNESCO named Kihnu Island's culture as a Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible History of Humanity, placing the island on the organization's Intangible Cultural Heritage list.[2]

Kihnu Parish
Kihnu vald
Kihnu lighthouse
Kihnu Parish within Pärnu County.
Country Estonia
County Pärnu County
Administrative centreSääre
Area
  Total16.88 km2 (6.52 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
  Total687
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-303
Websitekihnu.ee

Settlements

There are 4 villages in Kihnu Parish: Lemsi, Linaküla, Rootsiküla and Sääre.

References

  1. "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  2. "UNESCO - Kihnu cultural space". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.