Ida-Viru County
| Ida-Viru County | |||
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| County of Estonia | |||
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| Country | Estonia | ||
| Capital | Jõhvi | ||
| Government | |||
| • Governor | Ago Silde | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 3,364 km2 (1,299 sq mi) | ||
| Population (Jan 2014[1]) | |||
| • Total | 149,483 | ||
| • Density | 44/km2 (120/sq mi) | ||
| ISO 3166 code | EE-44 | ||
| Vehicle registration | I | ||
| Website |
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Ida-Viru County (Estonian: Ida-Viru maakond), or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru contains most of Estonia's energy resources. The capital of the county is the town of Jõhvi which is administratively united with the Jõhvi Parish. In January 2014 Ida-Viru County had a population of 149,483 – constituting 12.6% of the total population in Estonia.[1]
History
During the latter part of the period of Soviet rule of Estonia, Ida-Virumaa was called Kohtla-Järve district, and its administrative capital was Kohtla-Järve.
County Government
The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by a Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the country's government for a term of five years. Since August 2004 the governor's position is held by Ago Silde. The current governor of Ida-Viru county is Andres Noormägi.
Demographics
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In January 2010, the population of Ida-Virumaa was 168,656, which makes the second largest county in Estonia (after Harjumaa, which includes Tallinn). 44.6% of the population are men and 55.4% women.[1]
By ethnic origin, on 1 January 2013, 72.8% of the population were Russians, 19.5% were Estonians, 2.3% were Ukrainians, 2.2% were Belarusians and 0.9% were Finns.[1] This is dramatically different from the rest of Estonia, where most counties are over 80% ethnic Estonian.
Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 5 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - cities) and 15 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - parishes) in Ida-Viru County. There are 217 villages in Ida-Virumaa.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
- Alajõe Parish
- Aseri Parish
- Avinurme Parish
- Iisaku Parish
- Illuka Parish
- Jõhvi Parish (including the town of Jõhvi)
- Kohtla Parish
- Kohtla-Nõmme (borough)
- Lohusuu Parish
- Lüganuse Parish (includes the town of Püssi)
- Mäetaguse Parish
- Sonda Parish
- Toila Parish
- Tudulinna Parish
- Vaivara Parish
Geography
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
External links
- Ida-Virumaa Online
- Ida-Viru County Government - Official website (in Estonian and Russian, with translation to several other languages)
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