Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Virumaa | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Country | Estonia |
| Capital | Rakvere |
| Area | |
• Total | 3,695.72 km2 (1,426.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 58,709 |
| • Rank | 5th |
| • Density | 15.886/km2 (41.144/sq mi) |
| Ethnicity | |
| • Estonians | 87.3% |
| • Russians | 9.2% |
| • other | 3.6% |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €1.074 billion (2022) |
| • Per capita | €18,150 (2022) |
| ISO 3166 code | EE-60 |
| Vehicle registration | R |
Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond or Lääne-Virumaa) is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is in northern Estonia, on the south coast of the Gulf of Finland. In Estonian, lääne means 'western' and ida means 'east' or 'eastern'. Lääne-Viru borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, and Järva and Harju counties to the west. In January 2013, Lääne-Viru County had a population of 58,806, or 4.5% of the population of Estonia.