Rae Parish

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).

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	110/km2 (290/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-653
Website	www.rae.ee

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%)
2. Orthodox (7.7%)
3. Lutheran (6.8%)
4. Others Christians (1.5%)
5. Others Religions or Unknown (1.8%)
6. 0.00%