Saaremaa Municipality, also known as Saaremaa Rural Municipality (Estonian: Saaremaa vald), is a municipality in Saare County in western Estonia. It is the largest municipality in Estonia by land area. The administrative centre of the municipality is its only town Kuressaare.

Saaremaa Municipality Saaremaa vald
Municipality of Estonia
Kuressaare town and harbour
Flag Coat of arms
Saaremaa Parish
Country	Estonia
County	Saare
Administrative center	Kuressaare
Government
• Mayor	Mikk Tuisk
Area
• Total	2,705 km2 (1,044 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	31 413
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
ISO 3166 code	EE-714
Website	www.saaremaavald.ee

It is one of three parishes comprising the county, along with Muhu and Ruhnu Parish. It was formed following the 2017 Estonian municipal reform on 21 October 2017 on the basis of all twelve former Saaremaa municipalities: Kuressaare town and Kihelkonna, Laimjala, Leisi, Lääne-Saare, Mustjala, Orissaare, Pihtla, Pöide, Salme, Torgu and Valjala parishes.[1][2]

Gallery

• Timeline of Saaremaa municipalities
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