Rakvere Parish

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Rakvere Parish Rakvere vald
Municipality of Estonia
View of the town of Rakvere
Flag Coat of arms
Rakvere Parish within Lääne-Viru County.
Country	Estonia
County	Lääne-Viru County
Administrative centre	Sõmeru
Government
• Mayor of the municipality	Maido Nõlvak
Area
• Total	295 km2 (114 sq mi)
Population  (2021)
• Total	5,619
• Density	19/km2 (49/sq mi)
ISO 3166 code	EE-661
Website	www.rakverevald.ee

Rakvere Parish (Estonian: Rakvere vald) is a rural municipality of Estonia, in Lääne-Viru County. Rakvere municipality surrounds the city of Rakvere and is located in north east Estonia. The shape of the municipality resembles to a butterfly. Rakvere Parish is one of the smallest local governments in Estonia in terms of population, being the 54th largest local government (in Estonia is 79 local governments).^[1]