Ida-Viru Coonty
Ida-Viru Coonty (Estonie: Ida-Viru maakond), or Ida-Virumaa, is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is the maist north-eastren pairt o the kintra. The coonty contains lairge deposits o ile shale - the main mineral mined in Estonie. As ile shale is uised in thermal pouer plants, the yird in Ida-Viru leeterally haulds the lairgest pouer capacity in Estonie. The caipital o the coonty is the toun o Jõhvi which is admeenistratively unitit wi the Jõhvi Parish. 168,656 fowk live in Ida-Viru Coonty – constitutin 12.6% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2010).[1]
Ida-Viru County | |
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| Kintra | Estonie |
| Caipital | Jõhvi |
| Govrenment | |
| • Govrenor | Ago Silde |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3364 km2 (1,299 sq mi) |
| Population (Jan 2010[1]) | |
| • Total | 168,656 |
| • Density | 50/km2 (130/sq mi) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-44 |
History
eeditDurin the latter pairt o the period o Soviet rule o Estonie, Ida-Virumaa wis cried Kohtla-Järve destrict, an its admeenistrative caipital wis Kohtla-Järve.
Coonty Govrenment
eeditThe County Government (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi a Governor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the kintra's govrenment for a term o five years. Synce August 2004 the govrenor's position is held bi Ago Silde.
Population
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As o Januar 2010, the population o Ida-Virumaa is 168,656, which makes the seicont lairgest coonty in Estonie (efter Harjumaa, which includes Tallinn). 44.6% o the population are men an 55.4% weemen.[1]
Bi ethnic oreegin, 71.3% o population are Roushies, 19.7% are Estonies, 2.7% are Ukrainians, 2.7% are Belaroushies an 1.4% are Finns (as o 1 Januar 2009).[1]
Municipalities
eeditThe coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare are 5 urban municipalities (Estonie: linnad - touns) an 15 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad - pairishes) in Ida-Viru Coonty. Thare are 217 veelages in Ida-Virumaa.
Urban municipalities:
Landwart municipalities:
- Alajõe Pairish
- Aseri Pairish
- Avinurme Pairish
- Iisaku Pairish
- Illuka Pairish
- Jõhvi Pairish (includin the toun o Jõhvi)
- Kohtla Pairish
- Kohtla-Nõmme (burgh)
- Lohusuu Pairish
- Lüganuse Pairish (includin the toun o Püssi)
- Mäetaguse Pairish
- Sonda Pairish
- Toila Pairish
- Tudulinna Pairish
- Vaivara Pairish
Geografie
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References
eedit- ↑ a b c d "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 19 Apryle 2010. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
Freemit airtins
eedit- Ida-Virumaa Online Archived 2006-11-29 at the Wayback Machine
- Ida-Viru Coonty Govrenment Archived 2005-05-04 at the Wayback Machine - Offeecial wabsteid (in Estonie an Roushie, wi translation tae several ither leids)