Tohmajärvi

Tohmajärvi
—  Municipality  —
Tohmajärven kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Middle Karelia sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Municipal manager Olli Riikonen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 895.35 km2 (345.7 sq mi)
 • Land 837.73 km2 (323.4 sq mi)
 • Water 57.62 km2 (22.2 sq mi)
Area rank 125th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 5,023
 • Rank 191st largest in Finland
 • Density 6/km2 (15.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 96% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 3.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.4%
 • 15 to 64 62.8%
 • 65 or older 22.7%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 21.5%
Website www.tohmajarvi.fi

Tohmajärvi 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 5,023 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 895.35 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6 inhabitants per square kilometre (16 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.

Famous people from Tohmajärvi

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External links

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