Vaala
| Vaala | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala | ||
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 Location of Vaala in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.550°N 26.833°ECoordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.550°N 26.833°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Kainuu | |
| Sub-region | Kajaani sub-region | |
| Charter | 1954 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Tytti Seppänen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,763.95 km2 (681.06 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,302.50 km2 (502.90 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 53rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,151 | |
| • Rank | 238th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.42/km2 (6.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Urbanisation | 40.9% | |
| Unemployment rate | 20.6% | |
| Website | www.vaala.fi | |
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the Kainuu region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 3,151 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 1,763.95 square kilometres (681.06 sq mi) of which 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.3/sq mi).
Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaala is also an old Finnish word, which means the phase in a river just before rapids.
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 Vaala at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vaala – Official website
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