Viru-Nigula Parish (Estonian: Viru-Nigula vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. It has a population of 1,293 (as of 1 January 2011) and an area of 312 km2 (120 sq mi).
Contents
Settlements
Towns
Kunda
Small boroughs
Aseri, Viru-Nigula
Villages
Aasukalda - Aseriaru - Iila - Kabeli - Kaliküla - Kalvi - Kanguristi - Kestla - Kiviküla - Koila - Koogu - Kõrkküla - Kõrtsialuse - Kunda - Kurna - Kutsala - Kuura - Letipea - Linnuse - Mahu - Malla - Marinu - Metsavälja - Nugeri - Ojaküla - Oru - Paasküla - Pada - Pada-Aruküla - Pärna - Pikaristi - Rannu - Samma - Selja - Siberi - Simunamäe - Toomika - Tüükri - Unukse - Varudi - Vasta - Villavere - Võrkla
Religion
The majority of the older than fifteen years residents of Viru-Nigula parish, 70.3% are religiously unaffiliated. 18.8% identify as Orthodox, 5.7% as Lutheran, other Christian denominations in the parish make up 2.0% of the population. 3.2% of the population follows other religions or did not specify their religious affiliation.
Notable people
Kongla Ann (died 1640), woman from Pada, she was executed for witchcraft and werewolfery.
Magnus Gustav von Essen (1759–1813), Baltic German lieutenant general from Kalvi Manor, Governor of Riga
Johannes Käbin (1905–1999), politician from Kalvi who led the Communist Party of Estonia from 1950 to 1978.
Sulev Oll (born 1964), journalist, sports historian and poet from Aseri