Iisaku
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Iisaku is a small borough
() in northeastern Estonia
. It is located in Ida-Viru county
, around 30 km south from the town of Jõhvi
. Iisaku is the administrative centre of Iisaku Parish
and has a population of 870 (as of 1 January 2008).
Populated places in Estonia
Populated places in Estonia are settlements or territorial units within a municipality. Populated places have no administrative functions. A group of populated places form a rural municipality with local administration...
() in northeastern Estonia
Estonia
Estonia , officially the Republic of Estonia , is a state in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea, to the south by Latvia , and to the east by Lake Peipsi and the Russian Federation . Across the Baltic Sea lies...
. It is located in Ida-Viru county
Ida-Viru County
Ida-Viru County , 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. As oil shale is used in thermal power plants, the earth in Ida-Viru literally holds the largest...
, around 30 km south from the town of Jõhvi
Jõhvi
Jõhvi is a town in north-eastern Estonia, and the capital of Ida-Viru County. The town is also an administrative centre of Jõhvi Parish. It is situated 50 km from the Russian border....
. Iisaku is the administrative centre of Iisaku Parish
Iisaku Parish
Iisaku Parish is a rural municipality of Ida-Viru County in northern Estonia. It has a population of 1425 and an area of 258 km².-Settlements:Small borough:IisakuVillages:...
and has a population of 870 (as of 1 January 2008).