Polvijärvi

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Polvijärvi
Municipality
Polvijärven kunta
Polvijärvi kommun
Coat of arms of Polvijärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E / 62.8550; 29.367Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E / 62.8550; 29.367
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionJoensuu sub-region
Charter1876
Government
 • Municipal managerPauli Vaittinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi)
 • Land804.13 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
 • Water154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi)
Area rank98th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total4,184
 • Rank193rd largest in Finland
 • Density5.2/km2 (13/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.5% (official)
 • Others0.5%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6452.8%
 • 65 or older33.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.25%
Websitewww.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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.

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