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Lääne-Viru maakond

Flag Coat of arms
Capital	Rakvere
Governor	Urmas Tamm
Area	3,465 km² (3rd)
Population (as of 2004)  - Density	66,743 (5th) 19.3/km² (4th)
ISO 3166-2	EE-59

Lääne-Viru County (est: Lääne-Viru maakond), or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of Gulf of Finland, and borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, Järva and Harju Counties to the west.

Contents 1 History 2 County Government 3 Municipalities 4 Geography 5 Miscellaneous topics 6 External links

History

In prehistoric times was settled by Estonians of Vironian tribe.

County Government

The County Government (est: Maakonnavalitsus) is led by Governor (est: maavanem), who is appointed by the Republican Government. Since 2004 the Governor position is taken by Urmas Tamm.

Municipalities

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

Urban municipalities:

• Kunda
• Rakvere

Rural municipalities:

• Haljala
• Kadrina
• Laekvere
• Rakke
• Rakvere
• Rägavere
• Sõmeru
• Tamsalu
• Tapa
• Vihula
• Vinni
• Viru-Nigula
• Väike-Maarja

Geography

Miscellaneous topics

External links

• Lääne-Viru County Government - Official website

Counties of Estonia
Harju | Hiiu | Ida-Viru | Järva | Jõgeva | Lääne | Lääne-Viru | Pärnu | Põlva | Rapla | Saare | Tartu | Valga | Viljandi | Võru

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