Lieksa
For the 2007 film titled Lieksa! in Finnish, see The Matriarch (film).
| Lieksa | ||
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| Town | ||
| Lieksan kaupunki | ||
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 Location of Lieksa in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°ECoordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1973 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 3,418.46 km2 (1,319.87 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 14th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 12,122 | |
| • Rank | 85th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.55/km2 (9.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.lieksa.fi | |
Lieksa is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 12,122 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.55 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
Notable natives
- Marutei Tsurunen (Japanese: ツルネン・マルテイ or 弦念丸呈, tsurunen marutei), born Martti Turunen in 1940-04-30, the first European-born member of the Diet of Japan.
- Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force.
- Jorma J. Rissanen, an information theorist.
- Heino Kaski, composer
See also
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 Lieksa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Lieksa – Official site
- Pocket Facts
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