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Lääne-Viru County, Western Virumaa or Western Vironia (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is a County or maakond of Estonia. It is located in northern Estonia bordering to Ida-Viru, Järva, Jõgeva and Harju counties. Population of the county is 68,402 (1 January 2005). Regarding the size of population, West-Viru is the fifth largest county in Estonia.
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| Capital | Rakvere 59°20'44" N, 26°21'28" E | ||||
| Governor | Urmas Tamm | ||||
| Area | 3,465 km² (3rd) | ||||
| Population - 2004 estimate - 2000 census - Density | 66,743 (5th) 67,801 19.3/km² (4th) | ||||
| ISO 3166-2 | EE-59 | ||||
| Missing image Laane-Virumaa.gif Location of Lääne-Viru County | |||||
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History
In prehistoric times was settled by Estonians of Vironian tribe.
County Government
The County Government (Maakonnavalitsus) is led by a Governor (maavanem).
Municipalities
There are 4 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 14 rural municipalities (est: vallad - parishes) in the county.
Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:
- Avanduse
- Haljala
- Kadrina
- Laekvere
- Rakke
- Rakvere
- Rägavere
- Saksi
- Sõmeru
- Tamsalu
- Vihula
- Vinni
- Viru-Nigula
- Väike-Maarja
Geography
Miscellaneous topics
External Links
- Lääne-Virumaa (http://www.l-virumv.ee/) - Official site
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Harju | Hiiu | Ida-Viru | Järva | Jõgeva | Lääne | Lääne-Viru | Pärnu | Põlva | Rapla | Saare | Tartu | Valga | Viljandi | Võru | |
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