Tohmajärvi
Tohmajärvi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Tohmajärven kunta | ||
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Location of Tohmajärvi in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°ECoordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | North Karelia | |
Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region | |
Charter | 1869 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen | |
Area (2016-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 837.75 km2 (323.46 sq mi) | |
• Land | 837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi) | |
• Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 93rd largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 4,741 | |
• Rank | 187th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 5.66/km2 (14.7/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 96% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 3.9% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 14.4% | |
• 15 to 64 | 62.8% | |
• 65 or older | 22.7% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% | |
Website | www.tohmajarvi.fi |
Tohmajärvi is a 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 4,741 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 837.75 square kilometres (323.46 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.66 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.7/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Kitee and Rääkkylä.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.
Tohmajärvi is located along the Blue Highway, which is an international tourist route from Mo i Rana, Norway to Pudozh, Russia via Sweden.
People
- Katri Helena: Singer
- Anna Easteden: Actress and a model
- Seppo Räty: Finnish javelin thrower
- Seppo Räty: Finnish polejumper
- Teuvo Ihanus, Finnish composer
References
- 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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 Tohmajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tohmajärvi – Official website
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