Manilaid

Manilaid is a Estonian islet in the Gulf of Riga, located between the island of Kihnu and the mainland's Tõstamaa peninsula. Together with the neighbouring smaller uninhabited islets Sorgu and Annilaid, Manilaid forms the village of Manija. Administratively the village belongs to Pärnu municipality in Pärnu County.

Key facts

Islands.name: Manilaid
Islands.native_name: <!-- or
Islands.local_name: -->
Islands.pushpin_map_caption: Location in the Baltic Sea region##Location in Estonia##Location in Europe
Islands.pushpin_map: Scandinavia#Estonia#Europe
Islands.location: Gulf of Riga
Islands.length_km: <!-- or
Islands.length_m: -->
Islands.width_km: <!-- or
Islands.width_m: -->
Islands.coastline_km: <!-- or
Islands.coastline_m: -->
Islands.country: Estonia
Islands.country_admin_divisions_title: County
Islands.country_admin_divisions: Pärnu County

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Population: 31
Area: 1.87
Elevation: 5.3
Image: Manilaiu tulepaak.JPG

Show 1 more fact

Commons category: Manilaid

Sources (4)

via Wikidata · CC0

~1 min read

Article

3 sections

Contents

Gallery
See also
References

The island was unpoplulated until 1933, when about 80 residents moved to Manilaid from the neighbouring Kihnu. At its peak, there were about 150 residents on the island. During the Soviet era, the population decreased. On January 1, 2011, Manilaid's population was 47.