Haapajärvi
Haapajärvi | |
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Town | |
| Haapajärven kaupunki Haapajärvi stad | |
 Haapajärvi railway station | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Haapajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°ECoordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Town privileges | 1977 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Juha Uusivirta |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 789.11 km2 (304.68 sq mi) |
| • Land | 765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 109th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,887 |
| • Rank | 136th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.3% |
| • 65 or older | 25.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22.5% |
| Website | www.haapajarvi.fi |
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,887 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 789.11 square kilometres (304.68 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9 inhabitants per square kilometre (23/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people[]
- Johan Gabriel Ståhlberg (1832–1873), Finnish priest and father of President K. J. Ståhlberg
Gallery[]
A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland
See also[]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Haapajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Haapajärvi – Official website
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