Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, lääne means western and ida means east or eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, and Järva and Harju counties to the west. In January 2013, Lääne-Viru County had a population of 58,806: 4.5% of the population in Estonia.[1]
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Virumaa | |
|---|---|
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Rakvere |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,695.72 km2 (1,426.93 sq mi) |
| Population (01.01.2021[1]) | |
| • Total | 58,402 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 16/km2 (41/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 87.3% |
| • Russians | 9.2% |
| • other | 3.6% |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-60 |
| Vehicle registration | R |
| Website | laane-viru |
HistoryEdit
In prehistoric times, Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the Vironian tribe.
County GovernmentEdit
The County Government (Estonian: maavalitsus) is led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2014, the governor position has been held by Marko Torm. The county seat is Rakvere.
MunicipalitiesEdit
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are one urban municipality (Estonian: linnad – towns) and seven rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[2] |
Area km2[2] |
Density[2] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Haljala Parish | Rural | 4,389 | 547 | 8.0 |
| 2 | Kadrina Parish | Rural | 4,958 | 355 | 14.0 |
| 3 | Rakvere Parish | Rural | 5,566 | 296 | 18.8 |
| 4 | Rakvere | Urban | 15,613 | 11 | 1,419.4 |
| 5 | Tapa Parish | Rural | 11,252 | 479 | 23.5 |
| 6 | Vinni Parish | Rural | 6,919 | 1,013 | 6.8 |
| 7 | Viru-Nigula Parish | Rural | 5,981 | 311 | 19.2 |
| 8 | Väike-Maarja Parish | Rural | 6,016 | 683 | 8.8 |
GeographyEdit
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (July 2010) |
GalleryEdit
Porkuni Castle gate tower
Palmse manor
Rakvere Castle
Mõdriku manor
Malla manor
Vihula windmill
Laekvere pine
Lake Neeruti Tagajärv
View from tower on the hill of Emumägi
Toolse Castle
Vainupea Chapel
Vihula Manor
Altja river
Sagadi manor
Viru bog in Lahemaa National Park
Mähu boulders in Lahemaa National Park
Rapeseed field near Laekvere
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
- ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
External linksEdit
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lääne-Viru County. |