Sievi
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| Sievi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Sievin kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 63°54′N 024°31′E / 63.900°N 24.517°ECoordinates: 63°54′N 024°31′E / 63.900°N 24.517°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Markku Koski | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 800.88 km2 (309.22 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 787.33 km2 (303.99 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 145th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,279 | |
| • Rank | 184th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.7/km2 (17/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 27.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 14.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.sievi.fi | |
Sievi 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 5,279 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 800.88 square kilometres (309.22 sq mi) of which 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (17 /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 31.1.2014" (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 Sievi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Sievi – Official website
Sievi Church
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