Ristijärvi
| Ristijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ristijärven kunta | ||
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Ristijärvi | ||
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 Location of Ristijärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°ECoordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E | ||
| 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
- Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
- Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
- Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete
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 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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
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Media related to Ristijärvi at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website
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