Miiduranna
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Miiduranna is a village in Viimsi Parish, Harju County
Harju County
Harju County , or Harjumaa , nowadays one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders Lääne-Viru County to the east, Järva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and Lääne County to the south-west.528,468 people...

 in northern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...

. It's located about 8 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

, situated just northwest of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja
Merivälja
Merivälja is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 2,823 .-References:...

, west of the settlement Viimsi
Viimsi
Viimsi is a small borough in Harju County, northern Estonia. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, just north of Tallinn's subdistrict Merivälja. Viimsi is the administrative centre of Viimsi Parish. Viimsi has the population of 2,392 .Viimsi Manor, which was established by St...

 and south of Haabneeme
Haabneeme
Haabneeme is a small borough in Viimsi Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia alongside Viimsi. It's located about 9 km northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. With a population of 4,977 Haabneeme is the largest settlement in the municipality.Haabneeme was...

, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. Miiduranna has a population of 405 (as of 1 January 2011).

Half of the village's area is occupied by the Port of Miiduranna, which is connected to Maardu
Maardu
Maardu is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area. The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,529 ....

 via railroad.

Miiduranna was first mentioned in 1588 as Mitorannes.

Miiduranna is connected to the centre of Tallinn
Tallinn
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. It occupies an area of with a population of 414,940. It is situated on the northern coast of the country, on the banks of the Gulf of Finland, south of Helsinki, east of Stockholm and west of Saint Petersburg. Tallinn's Old Town is in the list...

 by Tallinn Bus Company
Tallinna Autobussikoondis
Tallinna Autobussikoondis is the largest bus operator in Tallinn, Estonia.TAK was founded in 1945 as a state-owned company, under which status it operated until 1993, when it was reorganised as a public limited company owned by the City of Tallinn...

's route nr. 1A (Viru keskus – Viimsi haigla), average traveling time is about 25 minutes.

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