- Maardu
Infobox Settlement
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pushpin_label_position =bottom
pushpin_map_caption =Location in Estonia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =subdivision_type1 = County
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Maardu municipality
|official_name=Maardu
other_name=Maardu
pushpin_label_position =bottom
pushpin_map_caption =Location in Estonia
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name =subdivision_type1 = County
timezone=EET
utc_offset=+2
timezone_DST=EEST
utc_offset_DST=+3
map_caption = Location of Maardu municipality
|official_name=Maardu
other_name=Maardu
image_shield=Maardu_coatofarms.png
imagesize = 300px
image_caption =Church in Maardu
subdivision_name1=Harju County
leader_name=Georgi Bõstrov
area_total_km2=22.6
population_total=16490|population_footnotes=
population_as_of=2005
population_density_km2=729.6
coor=59°28' N 25°00' E
latd=59|latm=28|latNS=N|longd=25|longm=00|longEW=E
Maardu is a town and a municipality in
Harju County ,Estonia . It is part ofTallinn metropolitan area . The town covers an area of 22.6 km².Estimated population of Maardu as of
1 July 2005 was 16,490. According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% wereRussians , 19.9%Estonians , 6.6%Ukrainians , 5.7%Belarusians , 1.5%Tatars , 0.9%Finns , 0.6%Poles , 0.5%Lithuanians , 0.2%Latvians , 0.2%Germans and 0.1%Jews . The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia.External links
* [http://www.maardu.ee Official website]
* [http://www.maardu.ee/mm/maardu.html Map of Maardu]
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