Ida-Viru County

Coordinates: 59°13′N 27°18′E / 59.217°N 27.300°E / 59.217; 27.300
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Ida-Viru County
Ida-Virumaa
County
Flag
Coat of arms of Ida-Viru County
Coat of arms
Location of Ida-Viru County
CountryEstonia
CapitalJõhvi
Largest townNarva
Area
[1]
 • Total
2,972 km2 (1,147 sq mi)
Population
 (2024)[1]
 • Total
132,286
 • Rank3rd
 • Density45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Ethnicity
 • Russians69.6%
 • Estonians19.5%
 • Ukrainians4.8%
 • other5.7%
GDP
[2]
 • Total€2.631 billion (2022)
 • Per capita€19,778 (2022)
ISO 3166 codeEE-45
Vehicle registrationI

Ida-Viru County (

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.

Harju
(28%).

History

During the latter part of the period of Soviet rule of Estonia, Ida-Virumaa was called Kohtla-Järve district, and its administrative capital was Kohtla-Järve.

County Government (Estonian: maavalitsus), led by a governor (Estonian: maavanem), ceased to exist after administrative reform in 2017. The last governor of Ida-Viru county was Andres Noormägi.[4]

Demographics

The population of Ida-Viru county declined from 221,807 in 1990 to 168,656 in 2010.

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.[3]

By January 2020, the population of Ida-Virumaa had decreased to 134,259, of which 33% were of native origin and 67% of foreign origin.[5]

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.[3]

According to Estonian 2021 census 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%) 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%)[6]

Religion

The following congregations of the Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church (EELC) operate in Ida-Viru County under Viru Deanery of EELC: Iisaku congregation, Illaku congregation, Jõhvi congregation, Lüganuse congregation, Narva congregation, Narva-Jõesuu congregation, Pühajõe congregation and Tudulinna congregation.[7]

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.[8]

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.[9]

Baptist congregations operating in Ida-Viru County: Kiviõli, Sillamäe, four congregations in the city of Kohtla-Järve and two congregations in Narva.[10]

Of the other Christian churches, there are four Methodist congregations,[11] one Pentecostal congregation,[12] two Adventist congregations and one Jehovah's Witnesses congregation.

Religious affiliations in Ida-Viru County, census 2000–2021*[13]
Religion 2000 2011 2021
Number % Number % Number %
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
Total population* 150,049 129,049 115,650
*The censuses of Estonia count the religious affiliations of the population older than 15 years of age.[13]

Municipalities

Ida-Virumaa County is subdivided into eight municipalities, of which four are urban (Estonian: linnad — cities or towns) and four are rural (Estonian: vallad — parishes). There are 217 villages in Ida-Virumaa.

Municipalities of Ida-Viru County
Rank Municipality Type Population
(2018)[14]		 Area
km2[14]		 Density[14]
1 Alutaguse Parish Rural 4,929 1,465 3.4
2 Jõhvi Parish Rural 11,645 124 93.9
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
8 Toila Parish Rural 4,807 266 18.1

Landmarks

References

  1. ^ a b c "Population number, area and density. administrative division as at 01.01.2018". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  2. ^ "GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT BY COUNTY". stat.ee.
  3. ^ a b c "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 2010-04-19. Retrieved 2010-08-19.
  4. ^ "Maavanem". Archived from the original on 15 March 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Rv071: Native and Foreign-Origin Population by County After the 2017 Administrative Reform, Sex and Age, 1 January".
  6. ^ "Rl21429: Population by Ethnic Nationality, Sex, Age Group and Place of Residence (Administrative Unit), 31 December 2021".
  7. ^ "The Estonian Evangelical Lutheran Church. Congregations". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  8. ^ "Moskva Patriarhaadi Eesti Õigeusu Kirik. Kontaktid". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  9. ^ "Rooma-katoliku Kirik. Tallinna Piiskopkond. Missade ajad". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  10. ^ "Union of Free Evangelical and Baptist Churches of Estonia. Kogudused". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  11. ^ "Eesti Metodisti Kirik. Kogudused". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  12. ^ "Eesti Kristlik Nelipühi Kirik. Praostkonnad ja kogudused". Retrieved 7 February 2025.
  13. ^ a b Official census data from Statistics Estonia:
  14. ^ a b c "Elanike demograafiline jaotus maakonniti". Kohaliku omavalitsuse portaal. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
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