Isojoki
| Isojoki Storå | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Isojoen kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E / 62.11389°N 21.95833°ECoordinates: 62°06′50″N 21°57′30″E / 62.11389°N 21.95833°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region | |
| Charter | 1855 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kaija Hapuanoja | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 647.43 km2 (249.97 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 642.38 km2 (248.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 190th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,299 | |
| • Rank | 276th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.58/km2 (9.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.5% | |
| • Others | 1.1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.isojoki.fi | |
Isojoki (Swedish: Storå) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Isojoki is 2,299 (31 August 2013)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 642.38 km2 (248.02 sq mi) of which 5.05 km2 (1.95 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 3.58 /km2 (9.3 /sq mi). Although the area isn't very high, one of the highest hills of southern Finland is located here (Lauhanvuori). Many Finns from this area immigrated to Minnesota, in the USA, as well as Michigan.
Industry: Wood, potato, machinery.
Tourism: Lauhanvuori National Park (hotel, viewtower, big smoke sauna, historical nature with many relics from ice-age)
Nature: Mostly Forest, swamp and agriculture
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "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 Isojoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Isojoki – Official website
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