Utajärvi
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,696 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.2/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Utajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Utajärven kunta Utajärvi kommun | |
 Utajärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Utajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi) |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 37th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,696 |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.61/km2 (4.2/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% |
| Website | www.utajarvi.fi |
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality is probably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
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 Utajärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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