Utajärvi
Utajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Utajärven kunta Utajärvi kommun | |
 Utajärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Utajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°ECoordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 37th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,604 |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.56/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
| Website | www.utajarvi.fi |
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,604 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
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 Utajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Utajärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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