Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
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![]() Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E | |
Country | ![]() |
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.
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