Utajärvi
| Utajärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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Utajärvi Church | ||
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 Location of Utajärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°ECoordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,736.70 km2 (670.54 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 55th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,911 | |
| • Rank | 249th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.74/km2 (4.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.utajarvi.fi | |
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,911 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.70 square kilometres (670.54 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is probably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
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
Media related to Utajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Utajärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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