Merijärvi
Appearance
Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
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![]() Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Ylivieska |
Charter | 1866 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Kari Jokela |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi) |
• Land | 229.97 km2 (88.79 sq mi) |
• Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
• Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,058 |
• Rank | 291st largest in Finland |
• Density | 4.6/km2 (12/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 99.4% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.3% |
• Others | 0.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 24.4% |
• 15 to 64 | 51% |
• 65 or older | 24.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
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 1,058 (31 August 2024)[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 4.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (12/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
[edit]- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor[citation needed]
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
[edit] Media related to Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)