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Ida-Viru County
County in northeastern Estonia
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County in northeastern Estonia
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| <!-- See Template:Infobox settlement for additional fields and descriptions --> | name | Ida-Viru County |
| native_name | Ida-Virumaa | |
| settlement_type | County | |
| image_skyline | Narva asv2022-04 img09 Castle.jpg | |
| image_flag | Ida-Virumaa_lipp.svg | |
| flag_size | 125px | |
| image_shield | Ida-Virumaa vapp.svg | |
| shield_size | 75px | |
| image_map | Ida-Viru County in Estonia.svg | |
| subdivision_type | Country | |
| subdivision_name | Estonia | |
| seat_type | Capital | |
| seat | Jõhvi | |
| seat1_type | Largest town | |
| seat1 | Narva | |
| area_total_km2 | 2972 | |
| area_footnotes | ||
| population_total | 130156 | |
| population_as_of | 2025 | |
| population_footnotes | ||
| population_rank | 3rd | |
| population_density_km2 | auto | |
| demographics_type1 | Ethnicity | |
| demographics1_title1 | Russians | |
| demographics1_info1 | 68.5% | |
| demographics1_title2 | Estonians | |
| demographics1_info2 | 20.3% | |
| demographics1_title3 | Ukrainians | |
| demographics1_info3 | 5% | |
| demographics1_title4 | other | |
| demographics1_info4 | 5.7% | |
| <!-- GDP ---------------> | demographics_type2 | GDP |
| demographics2_footnotes | ||
| demographics2_title1 | Total | |
| demographics2_info1 | €2.631 billion (2022) | |
| demographics2_title2 | Per capita | |
| demographics2_info2 | €19,778 (2022) | |
| registration_plate | I | |
| iso_code | EE-45 |
Ida-Viru County ( or Ida-Virumaa; ) is one of the 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most northeastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is used in the production of shale oil and in thermal power plants. The capital of the county is the town of Jõhvi which is administratively united with the Jõhvi Parish; nevertheless, Narva is the largest town in the county in terms of population and at the same time the third-largest city in Estonia after Tallinn and Tartu.
In January 2019, Ida-Viru County had a population of 136,240 – constituting 10.3% of the total population in Estonia. It borders Lääne-Viru County in the west, Jõgeva County in the southwest and Russia (Leningrad Oblast) in the east. It is the only county in Estonia where Russians constitute the majority of population (73.1% in 2010), the second highest being Harju (28%).
History
During the latter part of the period of Soviet rule of Estonia, Ida-Virumaa was called the Kohtla-Järve district, and its administrative capital was Kohtla-Järve.
County Government (), led by a governor (), ceased to exist after administrative reform in 2017. The last governor of Ida-Viru county was Andres Noormägi.
Demographics
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.
By January 2020, the population of Ida-Virumaa had decreased to 134,259, of whom 33% were of native origin and 67% of foreign origin.
As a result of migration, Ida-Viru County is now the only county in Estonia where ethnic Russians have become a majority.
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.
According to the 2021 Estonian census, the population of Ida-Virumaa was 132,741. By ethnic origin, 97,231 (73.25%) were Russians, 24,490 (18.45%) were Estonians, 3,265 (2.46%) were Ukrainians, 2,720 (2.05%) were Belarusians, and 1,065 (0.80%) were Finns. Estonians are predominant in the more rural parishes to the west of country: Alutaguse (69.47%), Toila (64.27%), and Lüganuse (55.07%).
Religion
The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Ida-Viru County under the Viru Deanery of the EELC: Iisaku congregation, Illaku congregation, Jõhvi congregation, Lüganuse congregation, Narva congregation, Narva-Jõesuu congregation, Pühajõe congregation and Tudulinna congregation.
Regarding Eastern Orthodoxy, the following Orthodox congregations operate under the jurisdiction of the Estonian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate: Alajõe, Jaama, Jõhvi, Kiviõli, Kohtla-Järve, Lohusuu, Vasknarva, the congregation of the Narva Cathedral of the Resurrection of Christ and three other Orthodox parishes in the city of Narva and two congregations in Narva-Jõesuu.
A Russian Orthodox convent, Pühtitsa Convent, is located in Ida-Viru County.
The congregations belonging to the Catholic Church in Estonia that operate in Ida-Viru County are: Ahtme, Narva, Sillamäe, Kiviõli and Sompa and Kohtla-Järve.
Baptist congregations operating in Ida-Viru County: Kiviõli, Sillamäe, four congregations in the city of Kohtla-Järve and two congregations in Narva.
Of the other Christian churches, there are four Methodist congregations, one Pentecostal congregation, two Adventist congregations and one Jehovah's Witnesses congregation.
| Religion | 2000 | 2011 | 2021 | Number | % | Number | % | Number | % | Total population* | colspan="2" | 150,049 | colspan="2" | 129,049 | colspan="2" | 115,650 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 54,269 | 36.2 | 63,141 | 48.9 | 58,530 | 50.6 | |||||||||||||
| —Orthodox Christians | 43,302 | 28.5 | 55,840 | 42.2 | 53,180 | 46.0 | |||||||||||||
| —Lutherans | 7,946 | 5.3 | 4,623 | 3.6 | 2,440 | 2,1 | |||||||||||||
| —Catholics | 1,145 | 0.7 | 815 | 0.6 | 1,110 | 0.9 | |||||||||||||
| —Baptists | 675 | 0.4 | 379 | 0.2 | 200 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
| —Jehovah's Witnesses | 282 | 0.2 | 342 | 0.2 | 320 | 0.2 | |||||||||||||
| —Pentecostals | 504 | 0.3 | 318 | 0.2 | 400 | 0.3 | |||||||||||||
| —Old Believers | 108 | 0.007 | 158 | 0.1 | 130 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
| —Methodists | 172 | 0.1 | 140 | 0.1 | 160 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
| —Adventists | 135 | 0.1 | 111 | 0.1 | 80 | 0.1 | |||||||||||||
| —Other Christians | - | - | 415 | 0.2 | 510 | 0.4 | |||||||||||||
| Islam | - | - | 244 | 0.2 | 700 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||
| Buddhism | - | - | 35 | 0.02 | 30 | 0.02 | |||||||||||||
| Other religions** | 590 | 0.3 | 438 | 0.2 | 740 | 0.6 | |||||||||||||
| No religion | 50,551 | 33.7 | 42,754 | 33.1 | 40,250 | 34.8 | |||||||||||||
| Not stated*** | 44,362 | 29.5 | 22,436 | 17.4 | 15,400 | 13.3 | |||||||||||||
| *****The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age. |
Municipalities
Ida-Virumaa County is subdivided into seven municipalities, of which four are urban ( — cities or towns) and three are rural ( — parishes). There are 217 villages in Ida-Virumaa.
| Rank | Municipality | Type | title=Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti | url=http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm | publisher=Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal | access-date=2 April 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190302200029/http://f.ell.ee/failid/kodukas/rahvastik/2018-01-01_rahvastik_netti_.htm | archive-date=2 March 2019 | url-status=dead}} | Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| km2 | Density | |||||||||
| 1 | Alutaguse Parish | Rural | 4,929 | 1,465 | 3.4 | |||||
| 2 | Jõhvi Parish | Rural | 16,452 | 390 | 42.2 | |||||
| 3 | Kohtla-Järve | Urban | 35,395 | 39 | 907.6 | |||||
| 4 | Lüganuse Parish | Rural | 8,942 | 599 | 14.9 | |||||
| 5 | Narva | Urban | 58,610 | 85 | 689.5 | |||||
| 6 | Narva-Jõesuu | Urban | 4,828 | 411 | 11.7 | |||||
| 7 | Sillamäe | Urban | 13,406 | 11 | 1,218.7 |
Landmarks
File:Kuremäe nunnaklooster 2014 01.jpg|Pühtitsa Convent File:Uljaste järv oktoobris.jpg|Lake Uljaste File:Ida-Viru Tuhamäed.JPG|Ash hills in Ida-Viru County File:Avinurme kirik.JPG|Avinurme church File:Selisoo raba, Ida-Virumaa.JPG|Selisoo bog File:Narva, Hermann Castle.jpg|Hermann Castle File:Mäetaguse mõisa peahoone.jpg|Mäetaguse manor house File:Sillamäe 2008 2.jpg|Sillamäe town hall
References
References
- "Population number, area and density. administrative division as at 01.01.2018". Statistics Estonia.
- "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY".
- (2010-04-19). "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". [[Statistics Estonia]].
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- "Rv071: Native and Foreign-Origin Population by County After the 2017 Administrative Reform, Sex and Age, 1 January".
- "Rl21429: Population by Ethnic Nationality, Sex, Age Group and Place of Residence (Administrative Unit), 31 December 2021".
- "The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Congregations.".
- "Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik. Kontaktid.".
- "Rooma-katoliku Kirik. Tallinna Piiskopkond. Missade ajad.".
- "Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia. Kogudused.".
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- "Eesti Kristlik Nelipühi Kirik. Praostkonnad ja kogudused.".
- "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal.
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