Haapajärvi
| Haapajärvi | ||
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| Town | ||
| Haapajärven kaupunki | ||
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Haapajärvi railway station | ||
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 Location of Haapajärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°ECoordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Town privileges | 1977 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Maija-Liisa Veteläinen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 789.08 km2 (304.67 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 150th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 7,424 | |
| • Rank | 137th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.haapajarvi.fi | |
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,424 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 789.08 square kilometres (304.67 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Gallery
A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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 Haapajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Haapajärvi – Official website
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