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Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Jokela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 229.83 km2 (88.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,076 |
| • Rank | 293rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.68/km2 (12.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.6% (official) |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 24.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22.5% |
| Website | www.merijarvi.fi |
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,076 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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 Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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На других языках
[de] Merijärvi
Merijärvi [.mw-parser-output .IPA a{text-decoration:none}ˈmɛrijærvi] ist eine Gemeinde im Westen Finnlands. Sie liegt im Küstenhinterland der Landschaft Nordösterbotten je rund 100 km entfernt zwischen den Städten Oulu und Kokkola. Merijärvi ist ausschließlich finnischsprachig.- [en] Merijärvi
[ru] Мериярви
Мериярви (фин. Merijärvi) — община в провинции Северная Остроботния, Финляндия. Общая площадь территории — 231,63 км², из которых 1,8 км² — вода.Текст в блоке "Читать" взят с сайта "Википедия" и доступен по лицензии Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike; в отдельных случаях могут действовать дополнительные условия.
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