Lääne Coonty

Lääne Coonty
Coonty o Estonie
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Location of Lääne Coonty
KintraEstonie
CaipitalHaapsalu
Govrenment
 • GovrenorSulev Vare
Area
 • Total2383 km2 (920 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan 2009[1])
 • Total27,477
 • Density12/km2 (30/sq mi)
ISO 3166 codeEE-57
Matsalu Naitional Pairk in Lääne Coonty

Lääne Coonty (Estonie: Lääne maakond), or Läänemaa (German: Wiek, Laitin: Rotalia), is ane o 15 coonties o Estonie. It is locatit in wastren Estonie an borders Easter Seas tae the north, Harju Coonty tae the north-east, Rapla Coonty tae the east, Pärnu Coonty tae the sooth, an the island coonties o Saare an Hiiu tae the wast. 27,477 fowk live in Lääne Coonty – constitutin 2.0% o the total population in Estonie (as o Januar 2009).[1]

Coonty Govrenment

The Coonty Govrenment (Estonie: Maavalitsus) is led bi Govrenor (Estonie: maavanem), who is appointit bi the Govrenment o Estonie for a term o five years. Syne 15 Dizember 2011, the Govrenor position is held bi Innar Mäesalu.

Maavanem First Republic 1918–1941
  • Aleksander Saar 1917–1927[2]
  • Artur Kasterpalu 1930–1941[3]
Maavanem Seicont Republic 1993–present
  • Andres Lipstok 14 December 1993 – 12 August 1994[4]
  • Hannes Danilov 1 November 1994 – 3 January 1999[5]
  • Arder Väli 23 Februar 1999 – 20 July 1999[6]
  • Jaanus Sahk 22 September 1999 – 22 September 2004[7]
  • Sulev Vare 19 November 2004 – 14 September 2007[8]
  • Neeme Suur 18 Februar 2008 – 4 Aprill 2011[9]
  • Innar Mäesalu 15 Dizember 2011 - [10]

Municipalities

The coonty is subdividit intae municipalities. Thare is ane urban municipality, Haapsalu (Estonie: linn – toun) an 11 landwart municipalities (Estonie: vallad – pairishes) in Lääne Coonty.

Municipalities in Lääne Coonty

Urban municipality:

Landwart municipalities:

  • Hanila Pairish
  • Kullamaa Pairish
  • Lääne-Nigula Pairish
  • Lihula Pairish (includes the toun o Lihula)
  • Martna Pairish
  • Noarootsi Pairish
  • Nõva Pairish
  • Ridala Pairish
  • Vormsi Pairish

Notes

  1. ↑ a b "Population by sex, ethnic nationality and County, 1 January". stat.ee. Statistics Estonia. 1 Januar 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2009.
  2. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  10. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived frae the original on 12 Januar 2014. Retrieved 7 Mey 2013.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)