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 66,305 inhabitants.
It is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn and is bordered by districts Haabersti, Nõmme, and Kristiine. Local housing is mostly represented by 5–9 storeys high panel blocks of flats, built in the 1960–1970s.

Geography

Mustamäe covers 8.1 km² and is located 5 km from the centre of Tallinn.
Mustamäe is bordered by the streets Tuuliku, Kadaka tee, Tildri, Siili, Nõmme tee, Retke tee, Ehitajate tee, Üliõpilaste tee, Raja, Soone, Lossi, Mäepealse, Kadaka puiestee, Järveotsa tee. Mustamäe is bordered by Nõmme hill in the south and Tallinn Zoo in northwest.
Mustamäe is divided into 4 subdistricts :
Established in 1962 and completed in 1973 as a microdistrict, Mustamäe was Tallinn's first large district.
Similar districts, Õismäe and Lasnamäe were completed later.

Population

Mustamäe has a population of 66,305.
Year20042005200620072008200920102011201220132014
Population64,91865,83765,69264,50064,24364,33964,11364,59764,23764,42565,866

Landmarks and institutions

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Mustamäe is connected to the rest of Tallinn via three main streets:
Mustamäe tee and Sõpruse puiestee lead to the centre of Tallinn, and Ehitajate tee crosses Mustamäe while connecting Nõmme and Õismäe. Other major streets include: A. H. Tammsaare tee, Kadaka tee, Ed. Vilde tee, and Akadeemia tee. Most of the public transportation operates on these streets. Mustamäe is serviced by buses and trolleybuses. Out the 8 trolleybus lines
of Tallinn, 6 operate in Mustamäe.

Government

List of District Elders of Mustamäe:
YearsNameParty
1993Ain Lillepalu
1993–1999Jevgeni TombergUnited People's Party
1999Vladimir IvanovUnited People's Party
1999–2000Pavel StarostinUnited People's Party
2000–2001Voldemar TrummUnited People's Party
2001–2004Helle KaldaCentre Party
2004Aivar RiisaluCentre Party
2004–2005Mario SootnaPeople's Union
2005–2009Kalle MihkelsCentre Party
2009–2011Lauri LaatsSocial Democrats
2011–presentHelle KaldaCentre Party

Cultural significance

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