Ristijärvi
It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,254 (31 July 2020),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It 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 1.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/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 |  Finland |
| 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 (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,254 |
| • Rank | 289th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.5/km2 (4/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]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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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