Ristijärvi

Ristijärvi
Municipality
Ristijärven kunta

Ristijärvi

Coat of arms

Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E / 64.5050; 28.217Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E / 64.5050; 28.217
Country Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kajaani sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
  Municipal manager Juhani Kauppi
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 897.92 km2 (346.69 sq mi)
  Land 835.61 km2 (322.63 sq mi)
  Water 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi)
Area rank 124th largest in Finland
Population (2015-06-30)[2]
  Total 1,406
  Rank 309th largest in Finland
  Density 1.68/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.3% (official)
  Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 10.6%
  15 to 64 59.9%
  65 or older 29.5%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.ristijarvi.fi

Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,406 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 897.92 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

People born in Ristijärvi

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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