Lumijoki (meaning "Snow River"[6]) is a municipality of Finland.
Lumijoki | |
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Municipality | |
| suomen paskinkunta Lumijoki kommun | |
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Location of Lumijoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°50.2′N 025°11.2′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Paula Karsi-Ruokolainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 290.29 km2 (112.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 213.19 km2 (82.31 sq mi) |
| • Water | 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 259th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,018 |
| • Rank | 260th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.47/km2 (24.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 27% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
| • 65 or older | 18.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.lumijoki.fi |
It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,018 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 290.29 square kilometres (112.08 sq mi) of which 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.5/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Oulu and Siikajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[7]
Media related to Lumijoki at Wikimedia Commons
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