 lÃ¤Ã¤ne-viru county (), or lÃ¤Ã¤ne-virumaa, is one of 15 counties of estonia. it is in northern estonia, on the south coast of the gulf of finland. in estonian, lÃ¤Ã¤ne means western and ida means east or eastern. lÃ¤Ã¤ne-viru borders ida-viru county to the east, jÃµgeva county to the south, and jÃ¤rva and harju counties to the west. in january 2013 lÃ¤Ã¤ne-viru county had a population of 58,806: 4.5% of the population in estonia. == history == in prehistoric times lÃ¤Ã¤ne-virumaa was settled by estonians of vironian tribe. == county government == the county government () is led by a governor (), who is appointed by the government of estonia. since 2004, the governor position has been held by urmas tamm. the county seat is rakvere. == municipalities == the county is subdivided into municipalities. there are two urban municipalities ( â towns) and 13 rural municipalities ( â parishes) in lÃ¤Ã¤ne-viru county. ===urban municipalities=== *kunda *rakvere thumb|right|300px|municipalities of lÃ¤Ã¤ne-viru county ===rural municipalities=== *haljala parish *kadrina parish *laekvere parish *rakke parish *rakvere parish *rÃ¤gavere parish *sÃµmeru parish *tamsalu parish (incl
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