Lüganuse Parish () is a municipality of

Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil shale - the main mineral mined in Estonia. Oil shale is use ...

in northern

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...

. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941. In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of

Püssi Püssi is a town in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia, with a population of 917 . It is located near the road between Tallinn and St. Petersburg. History Following the end of the Soviet Union's 45-year rule over Estonia ...

were merged into Lüganuse Parish.

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;Towns

Kiviõli Kiviõli (russian: Кивиыли) is an industrial town in Ida-Viru County, Estonia. The settlement was founded in 1922 and became a town in 1946. The main industry is oil shale mining, which gives the town its name (literally "stone oil"). ...

;Small boroughs:

Erra Erra can refer to: * Erra (god), a Babylonian god * Erra, Estonia, a settlement in Sonda Parish, Ida-Viru County, Estonia * Erra, the purported home planet of the pleiadean aliens described by ufologist Billy Meier Eduard Albert Meier, commonl ...

Lüganuse Lüganuse is a small borough () in Ida-Viru County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Lüganuse Parish. As of 2011 Census, the settlement's population was 439, of which the Estonians Estonians or Estonian people ( et, ee ...

, Sonda ;Villages: Aa,

Aidu Aidu may refer to: * Aidu, Ida-Viru County, village in Maidla Parish, Ida-Viru County * Aidu, Jõgeva County, village in Pajusi Parish, Jõgeva County * Aidu, Viljandi County, village in Paistu Parish, Viljandi County See also *Aizu is the ...

Aidu-Liiva Aidu-Liiva is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acros ...

Aidu-Nõmme Aidu-Nõmme is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

, Aidu-Sooküla,

Aruküla Aruküla is a small borough ( et, alevik) in Harju County, northern Estonia. It is the administrative centre of Raasiku Parish. Aruküla had a population of 2,113 on 1 January 2020. Aruküla has a station on the Elron's eastern route. Galle ...

Arupäälse Arupäälse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of ...

, Aruvälja,

Erra-Liiva Erra-Liiva is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acros ...

Hirmuse Hirmuse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil ...

, Ilmaste, Irvala, Jabara, Koljala, Koolma,

Kopli Kopli ( Estonian for ''"Paddock"'') is a subdistrict of the district of Põhja-Tallinn (Northern Tallinn) in Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. It is located on the Kopli Peninsula and is bordered by parts of the Tallinn Bay, the Kopli Bay to the ...

, Kulja, Liimala, Lipu,

Lohkuse Lohkuse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oi ...

, Lümatu, Maidla, Matka, Mehide,

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Mustmätta Mustmätta is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland acro ...

Nüri Nüri is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of oil s ...

, Oandu, Ojamaa, Piilse,

Purtse Purtse is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. Purtse is best known as the location of 16th century Purtse Castle. Gallery File:Purtse jõgi.jpg, Purtse River seen from the Tallinn–Narva Narva, russ ...

, Rebu, Rääsa, Salaküla, Satsu,

Savala Savala is a village and seat of Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large depos ...

, Sirtsi, Soonurme, Tarumaa, Uljaste, Uniküla, Vainu,

Vana-Sonda Vana-Sonda is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County, in northeastern Estonia. It's located about 1.5 km east of Sonda. Vana-Sonda has a population of 15 (as of 1 January 2010) Tallinn–Tapa– Narva goes through the heart of t ...

Varinurme Varinurme is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County in northeastern Estonia. It is located between Sonda, Estonia, Sonda, the centre of the parish, and the town of Kiviõli. Tallinn–Tapa, Estonia, Tapa–Narva goes through the village ...

, Varja, Veneoja,

Virunurme Virunurme is a village in Lüganuse Parish, Ida-Viru County Ida-Viru County ( et, Ida-Viru maakond or ''Ida-Virumaa'') is one of 15 counties of Estonia. It is the most north-eastern part of the country. The county contains large deposits of ...

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