Pirita is one of the eight administrative districts 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...

, the capital of 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 had a population of 15,379 (as of 1 June 2010).

Pirita occupies a relatively big area, but compared to other districts of Tallinn its population of 15,379 (as of June 2010) is relatively small. It mostly consists of private houses, instead of the large blocks of flats typical of some other districts of Tallinn, such as Lasnamäe

Lasnamäe

Lasnamäe is the most populous administrative district of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The districts' population is about 115,000, the majority of which is Russian-speaking. Local housing is mostly represented by 5-16 stories high panel blocks of flats, built in the 1970-1990s. Lasnamäe is...

 and Mustamäe

Mustamäe

Mustamäe is one of the 8 administrative districts of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area , it is at the same time the second largest district by population with 64,450 inhabitants ....

. Large parts of the district consist of newly-built, modern buildings and houses. Pirita beach is located in Pirita.

Pirita is one of the most prestigious districts of Tallinn, partly thanks to natural benefits such as its beach and yachting harbour. Pirita beach is the largest in Tallinn, and in the summer can attract up to 30,000 visitors a day.

Subdistricts

Pirita is divided into 9 subdistricts : Iru

Iru, Tallinn

Iru is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 34 .- References :...

, Kloostrimetsa

Kloostrimetsa

Kloostrimetsa is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is mostly covered by the park forest Kloostrimets...

, Kose

Kose, Tallinn

Kose is a subdistrict of the district of Pirita in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 3,223 .-References:...

, Laiaküla

Laiaküla, Tallinn

Laiaküla is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 127 .- References :...

, Lepiku

Lepiku, Tallinn

Lepiku is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,074 .-Reference :...

, Maarjamäe

Maarjamäe

Maarjamäe is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 1,977 .-References:...

, Merivälja

Merivälja

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

, Mähe

Mähe

Mähe is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 4,388 .- References :...

, Pirita

Pirita (subdistrict)

Pirita is a subdistrict in the district of Pirita, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 867 .-References:...

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Landmarks

• Pirita monastery
  Pirita monastery
  Pirita Convent was a monastery, for both monks and nuns dedicated to St. Brigitta, in the district of Pirita in Tallinn, Estonia.The idea of founding the monastery dates to merchants of Tallinn of around 1400. In 1407, two monks from the Vadstena Abbey arrived to Tallinn to counsel the merchants...
  
  
• Tallinn TV Tower
  Tallinn TV Tower
  The Tallinn TV Tower is a free-standing structure with an observation deck, built to provide better telecommunication services for the 1980 Moscow Summer Olympics regatta event . It is located near Pirita, six km north-east of the Tallinn city center...
  
  
• Tallinn Botanic Garden
  Tallinn Botanic Garden
  Tallinn Botanic Garden , is the largest botanical garden in Estonia. It's located in the Kloostrimetsa subdistrict , Pirita district , Tallinn...
  
  
• Pirita Yachting Centre
• Pirita Beach
• Metsakalmistu cemetery
• Pärnamäe cemetery
• Pirita Velodrome
  Pirita Velodrome
  The Pirita Velodrome is a velodrome and football stadium in the Pirita district of Tallinn, Estonia....
  
  

External links

• View from Pirita Tee