Jõelähtme Parish () is a municipality in Estonia. It was established in 1992 and is administratively part of the Harju County, in northwestern Estonia. The parish has a population of 8,007 and an area of , the population density is

The administrative centre of Jõelähtme Parish is the village of Jõelähtme. It is located 20 km east from the centre of Estonia's capital, Tallinn.

Local government

The current mayor (') is Andrus Umboja and chairman of the council (') is Art Kuum.

Demographics

As of 1 January 2026, the parish had 8,007 residents, of which 4,034 (50.4%) were women and 3,973 (49.6%) were men.

Religion

The religious landscape of Jõelähtme rural municipality is predominantly secular, with 76.6% of the population identifying as religiously unaffiliated. Among those older than fifteen years residents who do associate themselves with a faith, 11.4% identify as Orthodox and 8.3% as Lutheran, while other Christian denominations make up 0.9% of the population. 2.8% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.

Geography

Settlements

There are two small boroughs (est: alevikud, sg. alevik) – Kostivere and Loo – and 34 villages (est: külad, sg. küla) in Jõelähtme Parish.

Landmarks

thumb|Drone video of stone cist graves in Jõelähtme

  • Jägala Falls
  • Rebala Heritage Reserve
  • Kostivere karst area
  • Jõelähtme church
  • Kaberneeme beach
  • Kalevi-Liiva memorial
  • Ülgase caves

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Saha chapel.JPG|Saha chapel

StoneCistGraves.jpg|Bronze Age stone cist graves

Ihasalu ülemine päevamärk 2006.jpg|Ihasalu

Kostivere2.jpg|Kostivere

Joelahtme kirik.jpg|Jõelähtme church

Linnamäe HEJ 2009-10-12.JPG|Linnamäe hydroelectric power plant

Estonia Jägala Waterfalls (Jägala Juga) Summer 2014 (1).JPG|Jägala Falls

Kalevi-Liiva_memorial.jpg|Memorial at Kalevi-Liiva

Vabadussõja mälestussammas Jõelähtmes.jpg|Monument to the Estonian War of Independence

Maardu mõisa peahoone2.jpg|Maardu manor house

Ülgase koopad.jpg|Ülgase caves

Rammusaar.JPG|Rammu Island

Jägala jõgi.JPG|Mouth of the Jägala river

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References

  • Official website (in Estonian)
  • Map of Jõelähtme Parish
  • Non-official public forum (in Estonian)