Lüganuse Parish

Lüganuse Parish (Estonian: Lüganuse vald) is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941.^[1]

Lüganuse Parish Lüganuse vald
Municipality of Estonia
Purtse Castle
Flag Coat of arms
Lüganuse Parish within Ida-Viru County.
Country	Estonia
County	Ida-Viru County
Administrative centre	Lüganuse
Government
• Mayor	Viktor Rauam
Area
• Total	599 km^2 (231 sq mi)
Population  (01.01.2019)
• Total	8,552
• Density	6.7/km^2 (17/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-442
Website	www.lyganuse.ee

In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish.

Settlements

Towns

Kiviõli, Püssi

Small boroughs

Erra, Lüganuse, Sonda

Villages

Aa, Aidu, Aidu-Liiva, Aidu-Nõmme, Aidu-Sooküla, Aruküla, Arupäälse, Aruvälja, Erra-Liiva, Hirmuse, Ilmaste, Irvala, Jabara, Koljala, Koolma, Kopli, Kulja, Liimala, Lipu, Lohkuse, Lümatu, Maidla, Matka, Mehide, Moldova, Mustmätta, Nüri, Oandu, Ojamaa, Piilse, Purtse, Rebu, Rääsa, Salaküla, Satsu, Savala, Sirtsi, Soonurme, Tarumaa, Uljaste, Uniküla, Vainu, Vana-Sonda, Varinurme, Varja, Veneoja, Virunurme and Voorepera.

Religion

Religion in Lüganuse Parish (2021) [1]

  Unaffiliated (65.3%)

  Orthodox (27.0%)

  Lutheran (5.1%)

  Others Christians (0.2%)

  Unknown (2.4%)

References

1. "Population number, area and density, 1 January". Statistics Estonia. Retrieved 9 December 2015.

External links

• Official website  

Coordinates: 59°22′N 27°3′E / 59.367°N 27.050°E / 59.367; 27.050