General Information

· There are 24 local authorities in the Harju County, including 6 cities: Tallinn, Keila, Maardu, Saue, Paldiski, Loksa and Kehra. There are 31 municipalities and 393 villages.

· The total area of Harju County amounts to 4,333 km², whereas the number of residents of the County is approximately 543,000 (incl. Tallinn).

· The length of coastline is 530 km; there are approximately 80 islands within the territory of the County.

· The highest point is Orgimägi, located near Aegviidu, with the altitude of 98.6 m.

· The highest cliff is Türisalu Cliff, 30 m.

· The biggest rocks of Estonia are also located on the territory of the County: the Tammispea boulder in Loksa rural municipality, with a height of 7.8 meters, is the highest of these, whereas the Muuga Kabelikivi boulder near the town of Muuga Aedlinn has the greatest circumference of 58 meters. There are 11 waterfalls in the Harju County; the highest of them is the Jägala Waterfall with the height of 8 m.

· There are 34 rivers flowing into the sea, but none of them is navigable. The rivers of Jägala, Pirita and Keila are the longest.

· Harjumaa has 97 lakes and reservoirs with a total surface area of 20 km². The largest among these are the Paunküla Reservoir (3.5 km²) and the Kahala Lake (3.47 km²).

· Approximately 20% of the territory of Harju County is covered with marshes.