Hyrynsalmi
| Hyrynsalmi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Hyrynsalmen kunta | ||
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Hyrynsalmi Church | ||
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 Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°ECoordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Kainuu | |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Heimo Keränen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,521.36 km2 (587.40 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 65th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,484 | |
| • Rank | 260th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.75/km2 (4.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 26.4% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
| Website | www.hyrynsalmi.fi | |
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
The municipality has a population of 2,484 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.36 square kilometres (587.40 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.
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 Hyrynsalmi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
- Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)
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