Muuga, Viimsi Parish

Muuga
—  village  —
Port of Muuga in the background.
Muuga Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°29′17″N 24°55′48″E / 59.48806°N 24.93°E / 59.48806; 24.93Coordinates: 59°29′17″N 24°55′48″E / 59.48806°N 24.93°E / 59.48806; 24.93
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
Municipality	Viimsi Parish
Population (01.01.2011[1])
- Total	493

Muuga is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County in northern Estonia. It's located about 12 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Maardu's district of Muuga aedlinn (Muuga garden city), on the coast of Muuga Bay. Half of the village's territory is occupied by the Port of Muuga (which also occupies lands from Uusküla and Maardu). Muuga has a population of 493 (as of 1 January 2011).^[1]

Western part of Muuga is connected to the centre of Tallinn by Tallinn Bus Company's route nr. 38 (Viru keskus – Muuga), average traveling time is about 35 minutes. The eastern part is reachable by route nr. 34A (Viru keskus - Muuga aedlinn), average traveling time is also about 35 minutes but it's much more frequent.

Estonian second largest glacial erratic Kabelikivi ("Chapel Rock") is located in Muuga. It's 18.7 m long, 14.9 m wide and 6.4 m high, aboveground volume is 728 m³.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Valla üldandmed" (in Estonian). Viimsi vald. http://www.viimsivald.ee/?id=10860. Retrieved 28 February 2011. 
2. ^ "Muuga kabelikivi". Riiklik Looduskaitsekeskus. http://hr.lk.ee/harjumaa/objektid/muugakabelikivi.php. 

External links

• Port of Muuga