Hiiumaa

Also known as Dagö, Hiidenmaa, Dago

Hiiumaa ( , ) is the second largest island in Estonia and is part of the West Estonian archipelago, in the Baltic Sea. It has an area of 989 km2 and is 22 km from the Estonian mainland. Its largest town is Kärdla. It is located within Hiiu County.

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Hiiumaa is the second largest island in Estonia, located in the Baltic Sea about 22 kilometers off the western coast and covering an area of 989 square kilometers. The island, which is part of Hiiu County and has Kärdla as its largest town, is situated within the West Estonian archipelago.

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Islands.name: Hiiumaa (Dagö)
Islands.image_name: Vaade tahkuna tuletornist4.jpg
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Location within Europe##Location within Baltic Sea region##Location within Estonia
Islands.pushpin_relief: 1
Islands.pushpin_map: Europe#Baltic Sea#Estonia
Islands.map_image: EE Hiiumaa.PNG
Islands.native_name_link: Estonian
Islands.location: Baltic Sea
Islands.archipelago: West Estonian archipelago
Islands.area_km2: 989
Islands.highest_mount: Tornimägi
Islands.elevation_m: 68
Islands.country: Estonia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County, parish
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Hiiu County, Hiiumaa Parish
Islands.country_largest_city: Kärdla
Islands.country_largest_city_population: 3,287 [as of 1 January 2012]
Islands.population: 9,558 (2019)

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Instance of: island
Part of: West Estonian archipelago
Country: Russian Empire
Located in: Hiiumaa Rural Municipality
Capital: Kärdla
Population: 8995
Area: 843.8
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Body of water: Baltic Sea
Image: Havenvanhiiuma.JPG

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== Names == Administratively Hiiumaa is the "main island" of the Hiiu County, called or in Estonian. The Swedish name of the island is ('Day' island), in German, and in Danish. In modern Finnish, it is called , literally 'Hiisi's Land'. In Old Gutnish, it was ('day isthmus'), from which the local North Germanic name is derived.

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