Saaremaa Parish
Saaremaa Municipality
Saaremaa vald | |
|---|---|
Kuressaare town and harbour | |
Saaremaa Parish | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Saare |
| Administrative center | Kuressaare |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mikk Tuisk |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,718 km2 (1,049 sq mi) |
| Population (2024) | |
• Total | 30 304 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-714 |
| Website | www.saaremaavald.ee |
Saaremaa Parish, also known as Saaremaa Municipality (Estonian: Saaremaa vald), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality by land area and largest rural municipality – or parish – by population in Estonia. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.
It is one of three parishes comprising the county, along with Muhu and Ruhnu Parish. It was formed following the 2017 Estonian municipal reform on 21 October 2017 on the basis of all twelve former Saaremaa municipalities: Kuressaare town and Kihelkonna, Laimjala, Leisi, Lääne-Saare, Mustjala, Orissaare, Pihtla, Pöide, Salme, Torgu and Valjala parishes.