Harku

Harku
Small borough
Harku manor
Harku
Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°23′11″N 24°34′37″E / 59.38639°N 24.57694°E / 59.38639; 24.57694
CountryEstonia
CountyHarju County
MunicipalityHarku Parish
First mentioned1242
Population
 (2011 Census)
 • Total
868

Harku (German: Hark) is a small borough (Estonian: alevik) in Harku Parish, Harju County, northern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 868, of which the Estonians were 539 (62.1%).

Harku was first mentioned probably in 1242 as Harkua.

The only women's prison in Estonia Harku Prison is located in Harku. Politician Edgar Savisaar (1950–2022) was born in the prison.

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