Polvijärvi
Polvijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun | |
![]() Coat of arms | |
![]() Location of Polvijärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°ECoordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
Charter | 1876 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 804.13 km2 (310.48 sq mi) |
• Water | 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
Area rank | 98th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,184 |
• Rank | 193rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.5% (official) |
• Others | 0.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 33.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
Website | www.polvijarvi.fi |
Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,184 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (13/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
People[]
- Heikki Soininen (1891–1957)
- Vilho Turunen (1923–1973)
- Jouni Kortelainen (born 1957)
- Annikka Mutanen (born 1965)
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 Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Polvijärvi – Official website
Categories:
- Polvijärvi
- Populated places established in 1876
- 1876 establishments in Finland
- Eastern Finland Province geography stubs