Ida-Viru County
Encyclopedia : I : ID : IDA : Ida-Viru County
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| Capital | Jõhvi | ||||
| Governor | Ago Silde | ||||
| Area | km² (5th) | ||||
| Population (as of 2004) - Population density>Density | 2nd) 52/km² (2nd) | ||||
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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 literally holds the largest power capacity in Estonia. The capital of the county is town of Jõhvi which is administratively united with the parish of Jõhvi.
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 Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the country's government for a term of five years. Since August 2004 the governor's position is held by Ago Silde.Municipalities
The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 6 urban municipalities (est: linnad - towns) and 16 rural municipalities (est: vallad - communes) in Ida-Viru County.Urban municipalities:
Rural municipalities:- Alajõe
- Aseri
- Avinurme
- Iisaku
- Illuka
- Jõhvi
- Kohtla
- Kohtla-Nõmme
- Lohusuu
- Lüganuse
- Maidla
- Mäetaguse
- Sonda
- Toila
- Tudulinna
- Vaivara
Geography
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External links
- [Ida-Virumaa Online]
- [Ida-Viru County Government] - Official website (in Estonian)
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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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