Oonga ( est. Oonga ) is a village in the Lääne-Nigula parish of Läänemaa county, Estonia .
| Village | |
| Oonga | |
|---|---|
| est. Oonga | |
| A country |  Estonia |
| County | Läänemaa |
| Volost | Lääne Nigula |
| History and Geography | |
| Climate type | moderate |
| Timezone | UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 |
| Population | |
| Population | ▲ 15 people ( 2011 ) |
| Nationalities | Estonians - 100% |
| Official language | Estonian |
| Digital identifiers | |
| Postcode | 90616 [1] |
Before the administrative reform of local governments in Estonia, 2017 was part of Martna parish.
Content
Number of inhabitants
According to the 2011 census , 15 people lived in the village, all Estonians [2] .
As of January 1, 2019, there were 19 inhabitants in the village [3] .
Description
The village is located 16 kilometers southeast of the county town of Haapsalu and 15 kilometers south of the Taebla volost center. Height above sea level - 10 meters [4] .
History
In written sources in 1689, the village of Hunga Byy is mentioned , in 1798, the village and tavern of Honga [5] .
The origin of the toponym
The linguist J. Koyt links the name Hank ( Hancka ), mentioned in written sources of 1572, with the name Oong . The origin of the name may be the word “ong” ( hong , ongas ) - a large, old, lonely standing pine ; this word comes from ancient eastern dialects. [five]
Notes
- ↑ postiindeks.ee
- ↑ Statistics Estonia. NUMBER AND SHARE OF ESTONIANS BY PLACE OF RESIDENCE (SETTLEMENT), 31 DECEMBER 2011 .
- ↑ Elanike arv . Lääne-nigula vald .
- ↑ Oonga, Estonia . GeoNames .
- ↑ 1 2 Oonga . Dictionary of Estonian place names . Eesti Keele Instituut.