Ristijärvi
It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,291 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.54 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Ristijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun | |
Ristijärvi | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E | |
Country | |
Region | Kainuu |
Sub-region | Kajaani sub-region |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Juhani Kauppi |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 835.61 km2 (322.63 sq mi) |
• Water | 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) |
Area rank | 94th largest in Finland |
Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,291 |
• Rank | 292nd largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.54/km2 (4.0/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
• Others | 0.7% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 10.6% |
• 15 to 64 | 59.9% |
• 65 or older | 29.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% |
Website | www.ristijarvi.fi |
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
People born in Ristijärvi
- Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
- Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
- Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete
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 Ristijärvi at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website, finnish, english and german
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