Vinni Parish (Estonian: Vinni vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 5,630 (as of 1 January 2009) and an area of 486.65 km2 (187.90 sq mi).
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Settlements
There are 6 small boroughs: Laekvere, Pajusti, Roela, Tudu, Vinni, and Viru-Jaagupi. There are 37 villages: Aarla, Aasuvälja, Alavere, Allika, Anguse, Aravuse, Arukse, Aruküla, Aruvälja, Ilistvere, Inju, Kaasiksaare, Kadila, Kakumäe, Kannastiku, Kantküla, Karkuse, Kaukvere, Kehala, Kellavere, Koeravere, Kõrma, Kulina, Küti, Lähtse, Lavi, Lepiku, Luusika, Mäetaguse, Männikvälja, Miila, Mõdriku, Mõedaka, Moora, Muuga, Nõmmise, Nurkse, Nurmetu, Obja, Paasvere, Padu, Palasi, Piira, Põlula, Puka, Rahkla, Rajaküla, Rasivere, Ristiküla, Rohu, Rünga, Saara, Sae, Salutaguse, Sirevere, Soonuka, Sootaguse, Suigu, Tammiku, Uljaste, Ulvi, Vana-Vinni, Vassivere, Veadla, Venevere, Vetiku, Viru-Kabala, Võhu, and Voore.
Religion
Among the residents of Vinni Parish, 8.6% declared themselves to be Lutheran, 3.2% as Orthodox while other Christian denominations make up 1.8% of the population. The majority of residents of the parish, 85.0% are religiously unaffiliated. 1.4 % of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.
Notable people
Nikolai Anderson (1845–1905), a Baltic German philologist from Kulina
twins, Kristjan Raud (1865–1943) & Paul Raud (1865–1930), painters from Kirikuküla
August Traksmaa (1893–1942), military officer and diplomat from Põlula
Mihkel Jürna (1899–1972), writer and translator, from Soonuka
Heino Sepp (1936–2008), rally driver, from Põlula