Torgu Parish
Torgu Parish
Torgu vald | |
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Farmhouse in Laadla village | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Torgu Parish within Saare County. | |
| Country | Estonia |
| County | Saare County |
| Administrative centre | Iide |
| Area | |
• Total | 126.44 km2 (48.82 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2006) | |
• Total | 375 |
| • Density | 2.97/km2 (7.68/sq mi) |
Torgu Parish was a rural municipality at the tip of the Sõrve Peninsula on the island of Saaremaa in western Estonia. It is a part of Saare County.
This parish consisted of 22 villages. The municipality had a population of 375 (as of 1 January 2006) and covered an area of 126.44 km2.
During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.
The Parish has achieved when it was claimed by a Micronation known as the Kingdom of Torgu in 1992.