Merijärvi
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| Merijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Merijärven kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°ECoordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E | ||
| 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 (89.43 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 229.83 km2 (88.74 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 292nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,199 | |
| • Rank | 319th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.22/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 1,199 (31 January 2014)[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 5.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Famous people in Merijärvi
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament.
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor.
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament.
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist.
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 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- ↑ "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 Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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