Kose Parish
Kose vald | |
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 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Kose Parish within Harju County. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Harju County |
| Administrative centre | Kose |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Merle Pussak |
| Area | |
| • Total | 532.85 km2 (205.73 sq mi) |
| Population (22.01.2016) | |
| • Total | 7,183 |
| • Density | 13/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-338 |
| Website | www |
Kose Parish (Estonian: Kose vald) is a rural municipality in northern Estonia. It is a part of Harju County. The municipality has a population of 5,737 (as of 1 January 2004) and covers an area of 237.33 km2 (91.63 sq mi). The population density is 24.2 inhabitants per km2.
In October 2013, neighbouring Kõue Parish was merged with Kose Parish.
The administrative centre of the municipality is the small borough (Estonian: alevik) of Kose. There are total of 5 small boroughs (Ardu, Habaja, Kose, Kose-Uuemõisa and Ravila) and 58 villages in Kose Parish: Aela, Ahisilla, Äksi, Alansi, Harmi, Kadja, Kanavere, Kantküla, Karla, Kata, Katsina, Kirivalla, Kiruvere, Kolu, Kõrvenurga, Kõue, Krei, Kuivajõe, Kukepala, Laane, Leistu, Liiva, Lööra, Lutsu, Marguse, Nõmbra, Nõmmeri, Nõrava, Nutu, Ojasoo, Oru, Pala, Palvere, Paunaste, Paunküla, Puusepa, Rava, Raveliku, Riidamäe, Rõõsa, Saarnakõrve, Sääsküla, Sae, Saula, Sõmeru, Silmsi, Tade, Tammiku, Triigi, Tuhala, Uueveski, Vahetüki, Vanamõisa, Vardja, Vilama, Virla, Viskla and Võlle.