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Lääne-Viru County , or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties
Counties of Estonia

A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the government at the regional level....
 of Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it....
. In Estonian, lääne means west and ida means east. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia 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....
 to the east, Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County

J?geva County , or J?gevamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, J?rva County to the north-west and L??ne-Viru County to the north....
 to the south, and Järva
Järva County

J?rva County , or J?rvamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?geva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, P?rnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
 and Harju
Harju County

Harju County , or Harjumaa, , nowadays one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?rva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and L??ne County to the south-west....
 Counties to the west. 4.9% of the total population of Estonia live in Lääne-Viru.

rehistoric times Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians
Estonians

Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. The Estonians speak a Finno-Ugric languages language, known as Estonian....
 of Vironian tribe.

County Government (Estonian: maavalitsus) is led by a Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia.






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Lääne-Viru County , or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties
Counties of Estonia

A county is an administrative subdivision of Estonia.Estonia is divided into 15 counties. The government of each county is led by a county governor , who represents the government at the regional level....
 of Estonia
Estonia

Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Finland across the Gulf of Finland, to the west by Sweden across the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by the Russia ....
. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland
Gulf of Finland

The Gulf of Finland is the easternmost arm of the Baltic Sea that extends between Finland and Estonia all the way to Saint Petersburg in Russia, where the river Neva drains into it....
. In Estonian, lääne means west and ida means east. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County , or Ida-Virumaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia 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....
 to the east, Jõgeva County
Jõgeva County

J?geva County , or J?gevamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in eastern part of the country and borders Ida-Viru County to the north-east, Lake Peipus to the east, Tartu County to the south, Viljandi County to the south-west, J?rva County to the north-west and L??ne-Viru County to the north....
 to the south, and Järva
Järva County

J?rva County , or J?rvamaa, is one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in central part of the country and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?geva County to the south-east, Viljandi County to the south, P?rnu County to the south-west, Rapla County to the west, and Harju County to the north....
 and Harju
Harju County

Harju County , or Harjumaa, , nowadays one of 15 Counties of Estonia of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland, and borders L??ne-Viru County to the east, J?rva County to the south-east, Rapla County to the south, and L??ne County to the south-west....
 Counties to the west. 4.9% of the total population of Estonia live in Lääne-Viru.

History

In prehistoric times Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians
Estonians

Estonians are a Finnic people closely related to the Finns and inhabiting, primarily, the country of Estonia. The Estonians speak a Finno-Ugric languages language, known as Estonian....
 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
Municipalities of Estonia

A Municipality is the smallest administrative subdivision of Estonia. Each municipality is a unit of self-government with its representative and executive bodies....
. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - parish
Civil parish

In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, a civil parish is usually the lowest unit of local government, below district and county councils....
es) in Lääne-Viru County.

Urban municipalities:
  • Kunda
    Kunda

    Kunda is a town in Estonia, located on the coast of the Gulf of Finland. There is a pulp mill , a cement factory and a port. Its population is ca....
  • Rakvere
    Rakvere

    Rakvere is a town in northern Estonia and the county seat of L??ne-Viru County, 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland....


Rural municipalities:
  • Haljala Parish
    Haljala Parish

    Haljala Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 2858 and an area of 183.02 km?....
  • Kadrina Parish
  • Laekvere Parish
    Laekvere Parish

    Laekvere Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 1837 and an area of 352.42 km?....
  • Rakke Parish
    Rakke Parish

    Rakke Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 1924 and an area of 226 km?....
  • Rakvere Parish
    Rakvere Parish

    Rakvere Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 2288 and an area of 127.69 km?....
  • Rägavere Parish
    Rägavere Parish

    R?gavere Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 993 and an area of 173.74 km?....
  • Sõmeru Parish
    Sõmeru Parish

    S?meru Parish is a rural Municipalities of Estonia of Estonia, in L??ne-Viru County. It has a population of 3,885 and an area of 168.29 km?....
  • Tamsalu Parish
  • Tapa Parish
    Tapa Parish

    Tapa Parish is a Municipalities of Estonia in L??ne-Viru County in northern Estonia. On January 1, 2008, the parish had 8,894 residents, down from 9,067 one year earlier....
  • Vihula Parish
  • Vinni Parish
  • Viru-Nigula Parish
  • Väike-Maarja Parish


Geography


External links

  • - Official website