Rapla Parish () is an Estonian municipality located in Rapla County. It has a population of 13,193 (as of 1 January 2019) and an area of 859 km2.
Settlements Town Rapla Small boroughs Alu - Hagudi - Kaiu - Kuusiku Villages Äherdi - Alu-Metsküla - Aranküla - Atla - Hagudi - Helda - Hõreda - Iira - Jalase - Jaluse - Järlepa - Juula - Juuru - Kabala - Kaigepere - Kalda - Kalevi - Karitsa - Kasvandu - Kelba - Keo - Kodila - Kodila-Metsküla - Koigi - Koikse - Kõrgu - Kuimetsa - Kuku - Kuusiku-Nõmme - Lipa - Lipametsa - Lipstu - Loe - Lõiuse - Lõpemetsa - Mahlamäe - Mahtra - Maidla - Mällu - Metsküla - Mõisaaseme - Nõmme - Nõmmemetsa - Nõmmküla - Oblu - Oela - Ohulepa - Oola - Orguse - Palamulla - Pirgu - Põlliku - Põlma - Purila - Purku - Raela - Raikküla - Raka - Ridaküla - Röa - Sadala - Seli - Seli-Nurme - Sikeldi - Sulupere - Suurekivi - Tamsi - Tapupere - Tolla - Toomja - Tõrma - Tuti - Ülejõe - Ummaru - Uusküla - Vahakõnnu - Vahastu - Väljataguse - Valli - Valtu - Vana-Kaiu - Vankse - Vaopere
Religion The majority of the residents of the Rapla parish 84.1% are religiously unaffiliated. Among those residents who do associate with a religion, 10.8% identify as Lutheran. The Orthodox community constitutes 1.7%, while other Christian denominations make up 1.7% of the population. A smaller segment of the population, 0.7%, follows other religions, while 1.0% of individuals did not specify their religious affiliation.
International relations
Twin towns — sister cities Nurmijärvi, Finland
Notable people Adam Johann von Krusenstern (1770 in Hagudi – 1846), a Baltic German, Russian admiral and explorer. August Topman (1882 in Lõpemetsa – 1968), composer and organist; one of the founders of Tallinn Higher Music School and taught there, 1923 to 1950 Anton Starkopf (1889 in Röa – 1966), sculptor, one of the founders of the Pallas Art School and taught there, 1919 to 1940 Otto Tief (1889 in Uusküla – 1976), military commander and lawyer; acting Prime Minister of Estonia for 4 days in 1944 Uku Masing (1909 in Lipa– 1985), polymath, philosopher, theologian, poet, writer, folklorist and linguist Anton Raadik (1917 in Raikküla – 1999), middleweight boxer of the 1940s and 1950s Viktor Meister (1925 in Pirgu – 2018), agronomist and economist, member of Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, 1962–1966 Raul Meel (born 1941 in Jalase), an avant-garde artist, did painting, sculpture, installation and performance art Liivi Erm (born 1953 in Raikküla), sport shooter and Estonian Athlete of the Year in 1976 Andres Uibo (born 1956 in Kivi-Vigala), organist, composer and music producer Kairi Himanen (born 1992 in Raikküla), footballer who played over 300 games and 81 for Estonia women
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