Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
) Coat of arms | |
) Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region |
| 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) |
| Area rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,078 |
| • Rank | 294th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.69/km2 (12.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.6% (official) |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 22.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.1% |
| • 65 or older | 18.4% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% |
| Website | www.merijarvi.fi |
Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,078 (31 December 2020)[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 4.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.1/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Famous people in Merijärvi
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament.
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor.
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament.
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist.
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Joulukuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "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
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Media related to Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)