Rautjärvi
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Rautjärvi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Rautjärven kunta | ||
Simpele church in Rautjärvi | ||
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Location of Rautjärvi in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°ECoordinates: 61°26′N 029°21′E / 61.433°N 29.350°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | South Karelia | |
Sub-region | Imatra sub-region | |
Charter | 1871 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Harri Anttila | |
Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 401.89 km2 (155.17 sq mi) | |
• Land | 351.64 km2 (135.77 sq mi) | |
• Water | 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 249th largest in Finland | |
Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 3,841 | |
• Rank | 218th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 10.92/km2 (28.3/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.7% (official) | |
• Others | 1.2% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 13% | |
• 15 to 64 | 60.4% | |
• 65 or older | 26.6% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | |
Website | www.rautjarvi.fi |
Rautjärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the South Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 3,841 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 401.89 square kilometres (155.17 sq mi) of which 50.25 km2 (19.40 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. It was the birthplace of legendary sniper Simo Häyhä, hero of the Winter War of World War II.
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 11 February 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 Rautjärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rautjärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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