Polvijärvi
| Polvijärvi(Kneelake) | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Polvijärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Polvijärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°ECoordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1876 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 958.35 km2 (370.02 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 804.13 km2 (310.48 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 114th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 4,528 | |
| • Rank | 199th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.63/km2 (14.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 22.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | |
| Website | www.polvijarvi.fi | |
Polvijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,528 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 958.35 square kilometres (370.02 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Polvijärvi – Official website
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