Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County | |
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 Coat of arms | |
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| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Jõhvi |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Andres Noormägi[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3,364 km2 (1,299 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2017[2]) | |
| • Total | 140,388 |
| • Rank | 3rd |
| • Density | 42/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Russians | 73.1% |
| • Estonians | 18.9% |
| • Ukrainians | 2.3% |
| • other | 5.7% |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-44 |
| Vehicle registration | I |
| Website | www |
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 2016 Ida-Viru County had a population of 146,506 – constituting 12.6% of the total population in Estonia.[2]. It borders Lääne-Viru County in the west, Jõgeva County in the southwest and Russia (Leningrad Oblast) in the east.
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. The current[when?] governor of Ida-Viru county is Andres Noormägi.[1]
Demographics
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In January 2017, the population of Ida-Virumaa was 143,880, which makes it the third largest county in Estonia (after Harju and Tartu counties, which include the capital Tallinn and country's second-largest city Tartu). 44.6% of the population are men and 55.4% women.[2]
In the aftermath of World War II, Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union and large swaths of Ida-Viru County underwent ethnic cleansing by the Soviet authorities. Estonians, who were forced out of the major population centers, including Narva, were replaced by colonists from Russia. As a result of mass migration from the Soviet Union, Ida-Viru County is now the only county in Estonia where ethnic Russians have largely replaced the indigenous Estonian population.
By ethnic origin, on 1 January 2017, 73.1% of the population were Russians, 18.9% were Estonians, 2.3% were Ukrainians, 2.1% were Belarusians and 0.9% were Finns.[2]
Municipalities
Ida-Virumaa County is subdivided into 8 municipalities, of which 4 are urban (Estonian: linnad — cities or towns) and 4 are rural (Estonian: vallad — parishes). There are 217 villages in Ida-Virumaa.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | Population (2018)[3] |
Area km2[3] |
Density[3] |
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| 1 | Alutaguse Parish | Rural | 4,929 | 1,465 | 3.4 |
| 2 | Jõhvi Parish | Rural | 11,645 | 124 | 93.9 |
| 3 | Kohtla-Järve | Urban | 35,395 | 39 | 907.6 |
| 4 | Lüganuse Parish | Rural | 8,942 | 599 | 14.9 |
| 5 | Narva | Urban | 58,610 | 85 | 689.5 |
| 6 | Narva-Jõesuu | Urban | 4,828 | 411 | 11.7 |
| 7 | Sillamäe | Urban | 13,406 | 11 | 1,218.7 |
| 8 | Toila Parish | Rural | 4,807 | 266 | 18.1 |
Landmarks
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Ash hills in Ida-Viru County -
Kalvi manor house -
Aseri cliff -
Avinurme church -
Selisoo bog -
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Mäetaguse manor house -
Sillamäe town hall
References
- ^ a b "Maavanem". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
- ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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