Utajärvi

Utajärvi
Municipality

Utajärvi Church

Coat of arms

Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E / 64.750; 26.417Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E / 64.750; 26.417
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulunkaari sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
  Municipality manager Kyösti Juujärvi
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 1,736.70 km2 (670.54 sq mi)
  Land 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi)
  Water 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Area rank 55th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 2,855
  Rank 249th largest in Finland
  Density 1.71/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.7% (official)
  Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 17.5%
  15 to 64 60.9%
  65 or older 21.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.utajarvi.fi

Utajärvi 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 2,855 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.70 square kilometres (670.54 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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