Tamsalu is a town in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia.
The town has a station on the Tallinn-Tartu railway.
As of December 31, 2021, the town had a population of 2415.
History The settlement was first mentioned in 1512, but remained an insignificant village until 1876, when the Tallinn-Tartu railway was built. The settlement became a town in 1996. Before the administrative reform in 2017, the town was the administrative center of the former Tamsalu Parish.
Demographics +Ethnic composition 1934-2021Ethnicity1934Tamsalu was split between Einmani and Nõmküla Parishes, relevant figures have been summed for convenience1959197019791989200020112021amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%amount%Estonians46893.6135586.6193585.8205676.9214372.0207879.5185082.7199182.4Russians285.60 - -1727.6235613.352317.6 320 12.226411.830312.5Ukrainians - - - -231.02552.061254.20 - -331.48431.78Belarusians - - - -80.35411.53381.28 - -301.34220.91Finns - - - -823.63983.67732.45 - -210.94210.87Jews - - - -10.0410.0430.10 - -00.0000.00Latvians20.40 - -70.31100.3720.07 - -30.1300.00Germans10.20 - - - -291.0890.30 - -50.2240.17Tatars - - - - - -10.0440.13 - -10.0430.12Poles - - - - - -60.2240.13 - -20.0900.00Lithuanians - - - -80.3590.34130.44 - -80.3650.21unknown10.2000.0000.0000.0000.0080.3110.0450.21other00.0020913.4200.89110.41411.382087.96180.81180.75Total5001001564100225610026731002978100261410022361002415100
Notable people Marko Pomerants, former Estonian Minister of Social Affairs (April 10, 2003 – April 13, 2005), former Estonian Minister of the Interior (July 3, 2009 – April 5, 2011), former Estonian Minister of the Environment (April 9, 2015 – June 12, 2017), Member of the Estonian Parliament.
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