Lääne-Viru County
Lääne-Viru County ( 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: 4.5% of the population in Estonia. History. In prehistoric times, Lääne-Virumaa was settled by Estonians of the Vironian tribe. County Government. The County Government () is  led by a governor (), who is appointed by the Government of Estonia. Since 2014, the governor position has been held by Marko Torm. The county seat is Rakvere. Municipalities. The county is subdivided into municipalities. There are one urban municipality ( – towns) and seven rural municipalities ( – parishes) in Lääne-Viru County.