Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
Hyrynsalmi | |
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Municipality | |
Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun | |
Hyrynsalmi Church | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E | |
Country | |
Region | Kainuu |
Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Ari Nurkkala |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi) |
• Land | 1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) |
Area rank | 50th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,285 |
• Rank | 248th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.61/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99% (official) |
• Others | 1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 12.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 61.3% |
• 65 or older | 26.4% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% |
Website | www.hyrynsalmi.fi |
The municipality has a population of 2,285 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
- Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)
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