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).[1]

Lääne Coonty
Banner o Lääne Coonty
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Coat of airms o Lääne Coonty
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Location of Lääne Coonty
KintraEstonie
CaipitalHaapsalu
Govrenment
 • GovrenorSulev Vare
Area
 • Total2383 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2009[1])
 • Total27,477
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-57
Matsalu Naitional Pairk in Lääne Coonty

Coonty Govrenment

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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
Maavanem Seicont Republic 1993–present

Municipalities

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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:

Landwart municipalities:

Notes

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  1. a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 Januar 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
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