Kihelkonna (rural municipality)
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 Estonia
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 Saare
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| Coordinates : | 58 ° 21 ' N , 22 ° 3' E | ||
| Area : | 247.75 km² | ||
| Residents : | 773 (01/01/2016) | ||
| Population density : | 3 inhabitants per km² | ||
| Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
| Community type: | former rural community | ||
| Structure : | 42 villages | ||
| Postal address : | Pargi 2 93401 Kihelkonna |
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Kihelkonna ( Kihelkonna vald ) is a former rural community in the northwest of the Estonian island of Saaremaa . Administratively it belonged to the Saare district . In 2017 all municipalities on Saaremaa merged to form the new rural municipality Saaremaa .
Villages
In addition to the main town of Kihelkonna belonged to the rural community of the villages Abaya , Abula , Kallaste , Kalmu , Karujärve , Keilah , Kiirassaare , Kõõru , Kõruse , Kotsma , Kuralase , Kuremetsa , Kurevere , Kuumi , Kuusiku , Läägi , Lätiniidi , Liiva , Loona , Mäebe , Metsaküla , Neeme , Odalätsi , Oju , Pajumõisa , Pidula , Rannaküla , Rootsiküla , Sepise , Tagamõisa , Tammese , Tohku , Undva , Üru , Vaigu , Varkja , Vedruka , Veere , Viki , Vilsandi and Virita .
Islands
To territorially rural community of the islands belonged Allikarahu , Antsulaiud , Kalarahu , Kullipank , Laiarahu , Mustarahu , Mustpank , Noogimaa , Oju Rahu , Pihlalaht , Rannasitik , Sepasitik , Telve Kuivarahu , Telvemaa , Vaika saared , Vasikalaid , Vesiloo and Vilsandi including the entire National Park Vilsandi .
