Oru (rural community)
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State : | Estonia | ||
Circle : | Lääne | ||
Coordinates : | 59 ° 11 ′ N , 24 ° 59 ′ E | ||
Area : | 197.8 km² | ||
Residents : | 932 (Jan. 1, 2008) | ||
Population density : | 5 inhabitants per km² | ||
Time zone : | EET (UTC + 2) | ||
Telephone code : | (+372) 047 | ||
Postal code : | 91101 | ||
Community type: | former rural community | ||
Oru (German: Orrenhof ) is a former rural community in the Estonian district of Lääne with an area of 197.8 km². Since 2013 it has belonged to the rural municipality of Lääne-Nigula . It had 932 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2008).
Oru was on Haapsalu Bay . In addition to the administrative center of Linnamäe (150 inhabitants), the rural community also included the villages of Auaste , Ingküla , Jalukse , Keedika , Krebsla , Niibi , Oru , Mõisaküla , Salajõe , Saunja , Seljaküla , Soolu , Uugla and Vedra .