Evijärvi
| Evijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Evijärven kunta | ||
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Evijärvi Church | ||
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 Location of Evijärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°ECoordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Teemu Kejonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 354.01 km2 (136.68 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 253rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,634 | |
| • Rank | 259th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 7.44/km2 (19.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 1.9% | |
| • Others | 1.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.evijarvi.fi | |
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,634 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Evijärvi
- Jalmari Linna (1891 – 1954)
- Aleksi Kiviaho (1913 – 1986)
- Ilmari Linna (1917 – 1981)
- Tea Ista (1932 – 2014)
- Esko Ahonen (1955 – )
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 Evijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Evijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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