Lestijärvi
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| Lestijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Lestijärven kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°ECoordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Ari Kinnunen | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 559.06 km2 (215.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 480.69 km2 (185.60 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 211th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 842 | |
| • Rank | 326th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.75/km2 (4.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62% | |
| • 65 or older | 23% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.lestijarvi.fi | |
Lestijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 842 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 559.06 square kilometres (215.85 sq mi) of which 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.5 /sq mi).
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
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Media related to Lestijärvi at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Lestijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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