| Merijärvi | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Merijärven kunta | |||
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| Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Kaija Eskola | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 231.63 km2 (89.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 229.83 km2 (88.7 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 292nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,197 | ||
| • Rank | 319th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 5.21/km2 (13.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.6% (official) | ||
| • Others | 0.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 22.5% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 59.1% | ||
| • 65 or older | 18.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.merijarvi.fi | ||
Merijärvi 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 1,197 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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