Nivala
Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,729 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 536.88 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.6/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Nivala | |
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Town | |
Nivalan kaupunki Nivala stad | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Nivala in Finland | |
Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E | |
Country | |
Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region |
Charter | 1867 |
Town privileges | 1992 |
Government | |
• Town manager | Kari Valtanen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 536.88 km2 (207.29 sq mi) |
• Land | 527.95 km2 (203.84 sq mi) |
• Water | 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) |
Area rank | 165th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 10,729 |
• Rank | 91st largest in Finland |
• Density | 20.32/km2 (52.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 0.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 23% |
• 15 to 64 | 60.4% |
• 65 or older | 16.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% |
Website | www.nivala.fi |
Nature
The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.
Famous people
- Kyösti Kallio, the fourth President of Finland (1937–1940), was a resident of Nivala.
- Atte Ohtamaa, hockey player
- Maria Lohela, (born 1978), politics former spaker Parliament of Finland (2015–2018),
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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
Media related to Nivala at Wikimedia Commons Nivala travel guide from Wikivoyage - Municipality of Nivala – Official website
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