- Tapa Parish
Infobox_Commune_Estonia
name=Tapa
fullname=Tapa vald
county=Lääne-Viru County
area=264.33
population=8,894
population_as_of=2008
populationdensity=33.65
centre=Tapa
coordinates=coord|59.266667|25.95|type:city_region:EE|display=inline,title
Tapa Parish ( _et. Tapa vald) is a rural municipality in
Lääne-Viru County in northernEstonia . On January 1, 2008, the parish had 8,894 residents, down from 9,067 one year earlier.The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Tapa. It is located 70 km to east of
Estonia 'scapital ,Tallinn .History
Tapa Parish was established in October 2005 by merging the town of Tapa with surrounding rural municipalities.
Local government
Current chairman of the council (Estonian: "volikogu esimees") is Aleksander Sile.
Current mayor (Estonian: "vallavanem") is Kuno Rooba.
Geography
Populated places
There are the town of Tapa, the small borough of Lehtse and 25 villages in Tapa Parish.
External links
* [http://www.tapa.ee Official website]
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