Maardu

Maardu (German: Maart) is a town and a municipality in Harju County, Estonia. It is part of Tallinn metropolitan area, located about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the capital city.[1] The town covers an area of 22.76 km² and has a population of 16,170 (as of 1 January 2021).[2]

Maardu
Town
Panorama of Maardu, Port of Muuga in the background. The Iru Power Plant is in the foreground.
Flag Coat of arms
Maardu Location in Estonia
Coordinates: 59°28′41″N 25°00′58″E
Country	Estonia
County	Harju County
First mentioned	1241
Borough rights	1951
Town rights	1980[1]
Government
• Mayor	Vladimir Arhipov (Estonian Centre Party)
Area
• Total	22.76 km2 (8.79 sq mi)
Elevation	20 m (70 ft)
Population  (2021)
• Total	16,170[2]
• Rank	8th
Postal code	74111
ISO 3166 code	EE-446
Website	www.maardu.ee

The Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, is partly located in Maardu.[3]

According to the 2000 Census, the population was 16,738. 61.7% were Russians, 19.9% Estonians, 6.6% Ukrainians, 5.7% Belarusians, 1.5% Tatars, 0.9% Finns, 0.6% Poles, 0.5% Lithuanians, 0.2% Latvians, 0.2% Germans and 0.1% Jews and 1 Cuban. The proportion of Estonians was one of the lowest (if not the lowest) in Central and Western Estonia.

Outside the town (in Maardu village), south of the road to Narva lies Maardu manor, one of the oldest preserved baroque manor houses in Estonia. It traces its origins to 1389, but the current building dates from the 1660s with additions made in the 19th century. The landlord of the manor Herman Jensen Bohn in 1739 funded the printing of the first bible printed in Estonian.[4]