Alavieska
| Alavieska | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Alavieskan kunta | ||
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 Location of Alavieska in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°ECoordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | |
| Charter | 1879 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tapani Vierimaa | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 253.03 km2 (97.70 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 289th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,688 | |
| • Rank | 258th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.69/km2 (27.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.alavieska.fi | |
Alavieska 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 2,688 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 253.03 square kilometres (97.70 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.7/sq mi). Mayor of Alavieska is Tapani Vierimaa.
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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 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 Alavieska at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Alavieska – Official website (Finnish)
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