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.