Kivijärvi
Kivijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Kivijärven kunta Kivijärvi kommun | |
 Salamajärvi National Park | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kivijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E / 63.1200°N 25.0750°ECoordinates: 63°07.2′N 025°04.5′E / 63.1200°N 25.0750°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Saarijärvi–Viitasaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Helppikangas |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 599.88 km2 (231.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 484.05 km2 (186.89 sq mi) |
| • Water | 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,090 |
| • Rank | 292nd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.25/km2 (5.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 48% |
| • 65 or older | 38.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.75% |
| Website | www.kivijarvi.fi |
Kivijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,090 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 599.88 square kilometres (231.61 sq mi) of which 115.81 km2 (44.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.8/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kannonkoski, Karstula, Kinnula, Kyyjärvi, Perho and Viitasaari.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nature[]
There are all together 89 lakes in Kivijärvi. Biggest lakes are Kivijärvi, and .[6] Salamajärvi National Park is partly located in Kivijärvi.
Surnames[]
Most common surnames and their frequencies in Kivijärvi as of 2014:[7]
- 1. Kinnunen (1:18)
- 2. Kotilainen (1:24)
- 3. Hakkarainen (1:26)
- 3. Leppänen (1:26)
- 5. Kainulainen (1:29)
- 6. Piispanen (1:33)
- 7. Paananen (1:38)
- 8. Hytönen (1:42)
- 9. Holm (1:44)
- 10. Puranen (1:46)
People[]
- Jalmari Haapanen (1882 – 1961)
- Vihtori Vesterinen (1885 – 1958)
- Jussi Raatikainen (1898 – 1978)
- Anna-Liisa Kasurinen (1940 – )
- Zaida Bergroth (1977-)
References[]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Kivijärvi". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ Most Common Surnames in Kivijärvi
External links[]
Media related to Kivijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kivijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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