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Evijärvi
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Evijärvi | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Evijärven kunta Evijärvi kommun | |
Evijärvi Church | |
Coat of arms | |
Location of Evijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°ECoordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Huhtala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.01 km2 (136.68 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,406 |
| • Rank | 244th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.9% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.2% |
| • 65 or older | 29.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.evijarvi.fi |
It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,406 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.8 inhabitants per square kilometre (18/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people born in Evijärvi
- Jalmari Linna (1891 – 1954)
- Aleksi Kiviaho (1913 – 1986)
- Ilmari Linna (1917 – 1981)
- Tea Ista (1932 – 2014)
- Esko Ahonen (1955 – )
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "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 (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 "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Evijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Evijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)