Lääne-Viru County

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
County of Estonia
Flag of Lääne-Viru County
Flag
Coat of arms of Lääne-Viru County
Coat of arms
Location of Lääne-Viru County
CountryEstonia
CapitalRakvere
Area
 • Total3,695.72 km2 (1,426.93 sq mi)
Population
 (2022[1])
 • Total58,709
 • Rank5th
 • Density16/km2 (41/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Estonians87.3%
 • Russians9.2%
 • other3.6%
ISO 3166 codeEE-60
Vehicle registrationR
Websitelaane-viru.maavalitsus.ee

History

In prehistoric times, Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the 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 2014, the governor position has been held by Marko Torm. The county seat is Rakvere.

Municipalities

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

RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[2]		Area
km2[2]		Density[2]
1Haljala ParishRural4,3895478.0
2Kadrina ParishRural4,95835514.0
3Rakvere ParishRural5,56629618.8
4RakvereUrban15,613111,419.4
5Tapa ParishRural11,25247923.5
6Vinni ParishRural6,9191,0136.8
7Viru-Nigula ParishRural5,98131119.2
8Väike-Maarja ParishRural6,0166838.8

Religion

Religion in Lääne-Viru County (2021)

  Unaffiliated (82.2%)
  Lutheran (7.5%)
  Orthodox (6.1%)
  Others Christians (2.6%)
  Others Religions or Unknown (1.5%)
Religious affiliations in Lääne-Viru, census 2000–2021*[3]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number  % Number  % Number  %
Christianity10,76419.98,42916.78,04015.9
—Orthodox Christians2,1524.02,7775.53,0406.1
—Lutherans7,49812.94,7559.43,7307.5
—Catholics1620.3980.21200.2
—Baptists2940.51660.31900.4
—Jehovah's Witnesses2340.41870.31700.3
—Pentecostals1350.21020.21700.3
—Old Believers100.01200.03--
—Methodists1360.2770.1400.08
—Adventists1430.2760.11600.3
—Other Christians--1710.34200.8
Islam230.03260.05200.04
Buddhism--300.05500.1
Other religions**2370.43610.76801.3
No religion24,82046.035,23969.835,79072.3
Not stated***10,24919.06,44412.74,9109.9
Total population*53,95750,42549,490
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[3]
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Geography

References
  1. "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 January 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-18.
  2. "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  3. Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
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