Lääne-Viru County

Lääne-Viru County
—  County of Estonia  —

Flag
Coat of arms
Country Estonia
Capital Rakvere
Government
 • Governor Einar Vallbaum (2009-)
Area
 • Total 3,465 km2 (1,337.8 sq mi)
Population (Jan 2009[1])
 • Total 67,151
 • Density 19.4/km2 (50.2/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code EE-59

Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond), or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, lääne means western and ida means east,eastern. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, and Järva and Harju Counties to the west. 67,151 people live in Lääne-Viru County – constituting 5.0% of the total population in Estonia (as of January 2009).[1]

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History

In prehistoric times Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of Vironian tribe.

County Government

The County Government (Estonian: maavalitsus) is led by a Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2004, the Governor position has been held by Urmas Tamm. The county seat is Rakvere.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad – towns) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.

Urban municipalities:

Rural municipalities:

Geography

References

  1. ^ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. http://pub.stat.ee/px-web.2001/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=PO0222&path=../I_Databas/Population/01Population_indicators_and_composition/04Population_figure_and_composition/&lang=1. Retrieved 2009-10-18. 

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