Hiiumaa
second largest island in Estonia
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Summary
Hiiumaa is an island[1]. Hiiumaa ranks in the top 5% of island entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,280 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Wiek County[3], Hiiumaa Rural Municipality[4]
- Country: Estonia[5]
- Located in or next to body of water: Baltic Sea[6]
- Capital: Kärdla[7]
- Part of: West Estonian archipelago[8]
- Commons category: Hiiumaa[9]
- Highest point: Tornimägi[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Hiiumaa[11]
- Population: 8220[12], 8995[13]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[14], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[17], Географическій лексиконъ Россійскаго государства[18]
- Area: 989 km²[19], 843.8 square verst[20]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: Eesti 1000[21]
Why It Matters
Hiiumaa has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] Hiiumaa is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]