It is located around the estuary of the Pirita River to the Tallinn Bay.

The subdistrict has a population of 960 (As of 1 January 2014[update]).

[1] Pirita was selected as the venue of the sailing events for the 1980 summer Olympics.

During the preparations for the Olympics, sports buildings were built in Tallinn including the Pirita Yachting Centre and the Hotel Olümpia.

Pirita District Administration District Elder Tõnis Liinat Media related to Pirita (subdistrict) at Wikimedia Commons