Ida-Viru County

Ida-Viru County
County of Estonia

Flag
Coat of arms
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-virumaa.ee

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 governor of Ida-Viru county is Andres Noormägi.[1]

Demographics

The population of Ida-Viru county declined from 221,807 in 1990 to 168,656 in 2010.

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.

Municipalities of Ida-Viru County
RankMunicipalityTypePopulation
(2018)[3]		Area
km2[3]		Density[3]
1Alutaguse ParishRural4,9291,4653.4
2Jõhvi ParishRural11,64512493.9
3Kohtla-JärveUrban35,39539907.6
4Lüganuse ParishRural8,94259914.9
5NarvaUrban58,61085689.5
6Narva-JõesuuUrban4,82841111.7
7SillamäeUrban13,406111,218.7
8Toila ParishRural4,80726618.1

Landmarks

References

  1. 1 2 "Maavanem". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  3. 1 2 3 "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Retrieved 2 April 2018.

Coordinates: 59°13′N 27°18′E / 59.217°N 27.300°E / 59.217; 27.300

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