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Ida-Viru County (Template:Langx or {{#invoke:Lang|lang}}; Template:Langx) 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 Template:Endash 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.<ref name="stat-PO0291U" /><ref name="County_population">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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%).

HistoryEdit

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 (Template:Langx), led by a governor (Template:Langx), ceased to exist after administrative reform in 2017. The last governor of Ida-Viru county was Andres Noormägi.<ref name=maavanem>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

DemographicsEdit

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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.<ref name="County_population"/>

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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="County_population" />

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%)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

ReligionEdit

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.<ref name="eelk.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="et.orthodox.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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.<ref name="katoliku.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Baptist congregations operating in Ida-Viru County: Kiviõli, Sillamäe, four congregations in the city of Kohtla-Järve and two congregations in Narva.<ref name="kogudused.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Of the other Christian churches, there are four Methodist congregations,<ref name="metodistikirik.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> one Pentecostal congregation,<ref name="https://eknk.ee">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> two Adventist congregations and one Jehovah's Witnesses congregation.

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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.<ref name="Census" />

MunicipalitiesEdit

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

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Municipalities of Ida-Viru County
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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

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