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Harju County

Harju County
County
Tallinn business district at night
Tallinn business district at night
Flag of Harju County
Flag
Coat of arms of Harju County
Coat of arms
Location of Harju County
CountryEstonia
CapitalTallinn
Other townsKeila, Loksa and Maardu
Government
 • GovernorÜlle Rajasalu[1]
Area
 • Total
4,333 km2 (1,673 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)
 • Total
638,076[2]
 • Rank1st
 • Density147.26/km2 (381.4/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians59.34%
 • Russians27.1%
 • other13.56%
GDP
[3]
 • Total€21.680 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€34,615 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-37
Websitevisitharju.ee

Harju County (Estonian: Harju maakond or Harjumaa), is one of the fifteen counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the southeast, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the southwest. The capital and largest city of Estonia, Tallinn, is situated in Harju County.[4] Harju is the largest county in Estonia in terms of population, as almost half (45%) of Estonia's population lives in Harju County.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference maavanem was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "RV0222U: RAHVASTIK SOO, RAHVUSE JA MAAKONNA JÄRGI, 1. JAANUAR. HALDUSJAOTUS SEISUGA 01.01.2018".
  3. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  4. ^ "Harjumaa Turism". www.visitharju.ee. Retrieved Nov 25, 2020.

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