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Kihnu Parish






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Coordinates: 58°07′48″N 23°59′24″E / 58.1300°N 23.9900°E / 58.1300; 23.9900
  
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Kihnu Parish
Kihnu vald
Municipality of Estonia
Kihnu lighthouse
Kihnu lighthouse
Flag of Kihnu Parish
Flag
Coat of arms of Kihnu Parish
Coat of arms
Kihnu Parish within Pärnu County.
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

Kihnu Parish (Estonian: Kihnu vald) is a rural municipalityofEstonia, 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]

Settlements

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

Religion

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Religion in Kihnu Parish (2021) [1]

  Non-religious (43.8%)
  Undeclared (18.8%)
  Orthodox (33.3%)
  Lutheran (2.1%)
  Unknown (2.1%)

References

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  1. ^ "Population figure and composition". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  • ^ "UNESCO - Kihnu cultural space". ich.unesco.org. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
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    58°07′48″N 23°59′24″E / 58.1300°N 23.9900°E / 58.1300; 23.9900


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