title: Kihelkonna Parish
text: # Kihelkonna Parish
  
  Kihelkonna Parish was a municipality in Saare County, Estonia.
  
  The parish included the islands named Aherahu, Juksirahu, Kalarahu, Käkirahu, Laasirahu, Loonalaid, Maturahu, Mihklirahu, Noogimaa, Nootamaa, Ojurahu, Salava, Uus-Nootamaa, Vaika islands, Vesiloo, and Vilsandi, and the peninsula (formerly an island) of Harilaid.
  
  The municipality has a population of 891 (as of 1 January 2006) and covers an area of 245.94 $km^2.$
  
  During the administrative-territorial reform in 2017, all 12 municipalities on the island Saaremaa were merged into a single municipality – Saaremaa Parish.
  
  ## Settlements
  
  ### Small borough
  
  Kihelkonna
  
  ### Villages
  
  Abaja - Abula - Kallaste - Kalmu - Karujärve - Kehila - Kiirassaare - Kõõru - Kõruse - Kotsma - Kuralase - Kuremetsa - Kurevere - Kuumi - Kuusiku - Läägi - Lätiniidi - Liiva - Loona - Mäebe - Metsaküla - Neeme - Odalätsi - Oju - Pajumõisa - Pidula - Rannaküla - Rootsiküla - Sepise - Tagamõisa - Tammese - Tohku - Undva - Üru - Vaigu - Varkja - Vedruka - Veere - Viki - Vilsandi - Virita
  
  