Lääne-Viru County (Estonian: Lääne-Viru maakond), or Lääne-Virumaa, is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is situated in northern Estonia, on the south coast of Gulf of Finland, and borders Ida-Viru County to the east, Jõgeva County to the south, Järva and Harju Counties to the west.

History

In prehistoric times Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of Vironian tribe.

County Government

The County Government (Estonian: Maavalitsus) is led by Governor (Estonian: maavanem), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2004, the Governor position is held by Urmas Tamm.

Municipalities

The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are 2 urban municipalities (Estonian: linnad - towns) and 13 rural municipalities (Estonian: vallad - communes) in Lääne-Viru County.

-Urban municipalities:Kunda ;Rakvere .

-Rural municipalities:Haljala ;Kadrina ;Laekvere ;Rakke ;Rakvere ;Rägavere ;Sõmeru ;Tamsalu ;Tapa ;Vihula ;Vinni ;Viru-Nigula ;Väike-Maarja.