Lääne Coonty

Lääne Coonty (Estonie: Lääne maakond), or Läänemaa (German: Wiek, Laitin: Rotalia), is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is locatit in wastren Estonie an borders Easter Seas tae the north, Harju Coonty tae the north-east, Rapla Coonty tae the east, Pärnu Coonty tae the sooth, an the island coonties o Saare an Hiiu tae the wast. 27,477 fowk live in Lääne Coonty – constitutin 2.0% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2009).

Lääne Coonty
Coonty o Estonie
Banner Coat airms
Kintra	Estonie
Caipital	Haapsalu
Govrenment
• Govrenor	Sulev Vare
Area
• Total	2383 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population  (Jan 2009)
• Total	27,477
• Density	12/km2 (30/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-57

Matsalu Naitional Pairk in Lääne Coonty

Coonty Govrenment

The Coonty Govrenment (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi Govrenor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the Govrenment o Estonie for a term o five years. Syne 15 Dizember 2011, the Govrenor position is held bi Innar Mäesalu.

Maavanem First Republic 1918–1941

• Aleksander Saar 1917–1927
• Artur Kasterpalu 1930–1941

Maavanem Seicont Republic 1993–present

• Andres Lipstok 14 December 1993 – 12 August 1994
• Hannes Danilov 1 November 1994 – 3 January 1999
• Arder Väli 23 Februar 1999 – 20 July 1999
• Jaanus Sahk 22 September 1999 – 22 September 2004
• Sulev Vare 19 November 2004 – 14 September 2007
• Neeme Suur 18 Februar 2008 – 4 Aprill 2011
• Innar Mäesalu 15 Dizember 2011 -

Municipalities

The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare is ane urban municipality, Haapsalu (Estonie: linn – toun) an 11 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad – pairishes) in Lääne Coonty.

Municipalities in Lääne Coonty

Urban municipality:

• Haapsalu

Landwart municipalities:

• Hanila Pairish
• Kullamaa Pairish
• Lääne-Nigula Pairish
• Lihula Pairish (includes the toun o Lihula)
• Martna Pairish
• Noarootsi Pairish
• Nõva Pairish
• Ridala Pairish
• Vormsi Pairish