Ilomantsi
| Ilomantsi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Ilomantsin kunta | ||
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Church of Saint Prophet Elijah | ||
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 Location of Ilomantsi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°40′N 030°56′E / 62.667°N 30.933°ECoordinates: 62°40′N 030°56′E / 62.667°N 30.933°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1875 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Markku Lappalainen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 3,172.69 km2 (1,224.98 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 2,763.68 km2 (1,067.06 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 409.01 km2 (157.92 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 19th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,453 | |
| • Rank | 168th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.97/km2 (5.1/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 27.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.ilomantsi.fi | |
Ilomantsi (Swedish: Ilomants) is municipality and a village 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 5,453 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 3,172.69 square kilometres (1,224.98 sq mi) of which 409.01 km2 (157.92 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi). The most eastern point of Finland and of the continental part of the European Union is located in Ilomantsi near the village of Hattuvaara. (In the EU, only Cyprus is located further to the east.)
The nearest town is Joensuu, 72 kilometres (45 mi) away; the distance to Helsinki is 511 km (318 mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lieksa and Joensuu. In the east, Ilomantsi shares 100 km (60 mi) long border with the Russian Republic of Karelia. The municipality is sparsely populated and is mostly characterized by forests and boglands. About 250 km2 (97 sq mi) of the area is designated as natural reserves, among them the national parks Petkeljärvi and Patvinsuo. The most important bodies of water in Ilomantsi are the lakes Koitere and Nuorajärvi and the river Koitajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Local words of Karelian or Russian extraction might be used in Ilomantsi. For example the central village of the municipality is not called kirkonkylä as is usual in Finland, but pogosta (a Russian loan-word, originally pogost). Even the local newspaper is called Pogostan Sanomat, i.e. "The Pogosta News".
Ilomantsi has 17.4% Orthodox minority, which is the largest percentage among Finnish municipalities. The wooden Orthodox church of Ilomantsi is the largest in Finland and is dedicated to the prophet Elijah. There are also five Orthodox chapels (tsasouna) in the municipality. The Orthodox community of Ilomantsi is more than 500 years old and counts 1,100 members.
Notable residents
- Anna Margareta Salmelin (1716–1789)
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 Ilomantsi at Wikimedia Commons
- Ilomantsi in English
- Municipality of Ilomantsi – Official website (Finnish)
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