Mustamäe

Mustamäe (Estonian for Blackhill) is one of the 8 administrative districts (Estonian: linnaosa) of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The smallest by area (it covers only 8.1 km²), it is at the same time the second largest district by population with 66,305 inhabitants (As of 1 November 2014). 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. Mustamäe is usually referred to as a bedroom community.

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 (part of the Baltic Klint) in the south and Tallinn Zoo in northwest.

Mustamäe is divided into 4 subdistricts (Estonian: asum):

Mustamäe (subdistrict)

Mustamäe is a subdistrict (Estonian: asum) in the district of Mustamäe, Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It has a population of 50,688 (As of 1 January 2015).

Gallery

Männi park

Männi park

Sõpruse puiestee

Sõpruse puiestee

Akadeemia street

Akadeemia street

Mustamäe hospital

Mustamäe hospital

Main building of Tallinn University of Technology

Main building of Tallinn University of Technology

Sõpruse, Ehitajate and Akadeemia roundabout

Sõpruse, Ehitajate and Akadeemia roundabout

See also

References

Coordinates: 59°24′03″N 24°40′39″E / 59.400922°N 24.677525°E / 59.400922; 24.677525