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Rakvere is the administrative center, or county seat, of Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia, about 100 km southeast of Tallinn and 20 km south of the Gulf of Finland and the Baltic Sea. In 2022, Rakvere was one of 10 ACES European Towns of Sport. In 2023, Rakvere won the Green Destinations' Silver Award after having been selected in 2021 as part of the Top 100 Destination Sustainability Stories.

Kohtla-Järve () is a city and municipality in Ida-Viru County, northeastern Estonia, founded in 1924 and incorporated as a town in 1946. The city is unusual among Estonian municipalities due to its discontiguous territorial span, being made of several separated parts, with the two largest of Kohtla-Järve proper (referred to as Järve) and Ahtme, both of which have populations of around 20,000 residents, being located about apart, with the now separated town of Jõhvi located between them. Several other settlements in north-eastern Ida-Viru county are administratively districts of Kohtla-Järve. K

Jõhvi ( ; ; ) is a town in northeastern Estonia, and the administrative seat of Ida-Viru County and Jõhvi Parish. The town is located about 50 km west of the Estonia–Russia international border.

Sillamäe (Estonian for 'Bridge Hill'; also known by the Germanised names of Sillamäggi or Sillamägi) is a town in Ida-Viru County in the northeastern part of Estonia, on the southern coast of the Gulf of Finland. It has a population of 11,824 (as of 2025) and covers an area of 12.15 km2. Sillamäe is located at the mouth of the Sõtke River. Its population is predominantly Russian-speaking.

town in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Kiviõli ( ; ) is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia, established in 1922. The main industry in the town is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name.

Narva-Jõesuu is a seaside resort town in northeast Estonia. It is located by the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, on the west bank of the Narva River, which forms the Estonia–Russia international border.

Püssi ( ; ; ) is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg.

village in Lüganuse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Kohtla-Nõmme is a borough () in Jõhvi Parish, in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It had a population of 886 (as of 31 December 2021) and an area of 4.1 km²

Toila is a small borough ('''') in Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about northeast of the town of Jõhvi, on the coast of Narva Bay (part of the Gulf of Finland). Toila is known as an important sea resort in Estonia, with a spa hotel, beach and a park (Oru Park). Toila is the administrative centre of Toila Parish. As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 780, of whom the ethnic Estonians made up 628 (80.5%).

Vasknarva (, Syrenets; ) is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.

Võsu is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, in Haljala Parish, in Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Vihula Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 334.

Haljala () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. It is located about 10 km northwest of the town of Rakvere, by the Tallinn–Narva (Tallinn–Saint Petersburg) road (part of E20). Haljala is the administrative centre of Haljala Parish. As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 1,084. Haljala was first mentioned in 1241.

township in Lüganuse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Viru-Nigula () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Viru-Nigula Parish. Viru-Nigula has a population of 336 (as of 1 January 2010).

Iisaku () is a small borough ('''') in northeastern Estonia. It is located in Ida-Viru county in Alutaguse Parish, around 30 km south from the town of Jõhvi. Iisaku was the administrative centre of Iisaku Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 761, of which the Estonians were 717 (94.2%).

Aseri () is a small borough () in Viru-Nigula Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 1,439, of which the Estonians were 506 (35.2%).

Sinimäe is a small borough in Narva-Jõesuu municipality, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. At the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 319, of which the Estonians were 100 (31.3%). Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Vaivara Parish.

Aaspere is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is about 20 kilometres from Rakvere.

Sõmeru () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It is located about 4 km east of the town of Rakvere. Sõmeru is the administrative centre of Rakvere Parish. Sõmeru has a population of 1,289 (as of 1 January 2010).

Väike-Maarja () is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Väike-Maarja Parish. The population of Väike-Maarja in January 2023 was 2,155 people.

Porkuni () is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia. The settlement is located around the Lake Porkuni, which is the source of the Valgejõgi River.

Voka is a small borough ('''') in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 823, of which the Estonians were 687 (83.5%).

Haabneeme is a small borough () in Viimsi Parish, Harju County, in northern Estonia alongside Viimsi. It's located about northeast of the centre of Tallinn, on the eastern coast of Tallinn Bay. With a population of 7,139 (), Haabneeme is the largest settlement in the municipality.

Lüganuse () is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians were 423 (96.4%).

village in Jõhvi Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

township in Väike-Maarja Rural Municipality, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Pajusti is a small borough ('''') in Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Vinni Parish.

Konju is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.

Pagari () is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Prior to the 2017 administrative reform of local governments, it was located in Mäetaguse Parish.

Hulja () is a small town ('''') in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County in northern Estonia.

thumb|Drone video of Rannapungerja lighthouse Rannapungerja () is a village in Alutaguse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.

village in Alutaguse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Kadrina ) is a small borough () in Lääne-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Kadrina Parish. Kadrina is located in the crossing point of Tallinn–Saint Petersburg (Tallinn–Narva) railway, Pärnu–Rakvere road (nr. 5) and the Loobu River. The nearest towns are Rakvere (12 km east) and Tapa (12 km southwest).

Rakke is a small borough () in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Rakke has a population of 1015.

Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.

Kukruse () is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located by the Tallinn–Narva road (E20), between the cities of Kohtla-Järve and Jõhvi. Adjacent to the village is a district of Kohtla-Järve sharing the same name, Kukruse.

Illuka is a village in Ida-Viru County in Alutaguse Parish in northeastern Estonia. It was the administrative centre of Illuka Parish.

Palmse is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia, on the territory of Lahemaa National Park.

village in Jõhvi Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Kiltsi is a village in Väike-Maarja Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.

Mäetaguse () is a small borough ('''') in Ida-Viru County in Alutaguse Parish in northeastern Estonia. Prior to 2017, it was the administrative centre of Mäetaguse Parish. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 555, of which the Estonians were 271 (48.8%).

township in Vinni Rural Municipality, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Laekvere () is a small borough () in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. Between 1991–2017 (until the administrative reform of Estonian municipalities) Laekvere was the administrative centre of Laekvere Parish. Laekvere has a population of 476 (as of 4 January 2010).

village in Vinni Rural Municipality, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

Päite is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located just west of the town of Sillamäe. As of the 2011 census, the settlement's population was 22, of which the Estonians were 11 (50.0%).

village in Jõhvi Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

village in Alutaguse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

thumb|Vihula windmill Vihula () is a village in Haljala Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northern Estonia, within Lahemaa National Park.

village in Jõhvi Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

village in Viru-Nigula Rural Municipality, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia

township in Narva-Jõesuu, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Kohtla () is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia, located just south of the city of Kohtla-Järve and east of Kohtla-Nõmme borough. It has a population of 78 (as of 1 January 2010).

thumb | right | Cobblestone road in Assamalla village, Tapa municipality Assamalla is a village in Tapa Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.

township in Jõhvi Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Viru-Jaagupi () is a small borough () in Vinni Parish, Lääne-Viru County, Estonia. As of the 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 404.

Vandu is a village in Kadrina Parish, Lääne-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia.

village in Lüganuse Rural Municipality, Ida-Viru County, Estonia

Vaivina is a village in Toila Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia.