Lüganuse Parish (Estonian: Lüganuse vald) is a municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. As of 1 January 2015, it had a population of 2,941.
In October 2013, the neighbouring Maidla Parish and the town of Püssi were merged into Lüganuse Parish.
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Geography
The territory of the municipality is located on the Viru Plateau, the part directly bordering the sea is located on the coastal lowland. The Purtse river flowing through its territory.
The Environmental Agency has compiled the climate data for the municipality based on estimates as there is no weather station with long-term observation data in the municipality. There is hydrometric station of the Environmental Agency in Lüganuse small borough.
Settlements
Towns:
Kiviõli, Püssi
Small boroughs:
Erra, Lüganuse, Sonda
Villages:
Aa, Aidu, Aidu-Liiva, Aidu-Nõmme, Aidu-Sooküla, Aruküla, Arupäälse, Aruvälja, Erra-Liiva, Hirmuse, Ilmaste, Irvala, Jabara, Koljala, Koolma, Kopli, Kulja, Liimala, Lipu, Lohkuse, Lümatu, Maidla, Matka, Mehide, Moldova, Mustmätta, Nüri, Oandu, Ojamaa, Piilse, Purtse, Rebu, Rääsa, Salaküla, Satsu, Savala, Sirtsi, Soonurme, Tarumaa, Uljaste, Uniküla, Vainu, Vana-Sonda, Varinurme, Varja, Veneoja, Virunurme and Voorepera
Notable people
Voldemar Mellik (1887 in Purtse – Tallinn), sculptor, he taught at Pallas Art School, 1920 until 1935
Heino Lipp (1922 in Erra-Liiva – 2006), athlete, excellent decathlete of the 1940s
Andi Meister (1938 – 2025), a road engineer and politician, Minister of Roads and Communications, 1992–1995
Urmas Espenberg (born in Aa 1961), author, politician and publicist