Alavieska

Alavieska
Municipality
Alavieskan kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Alavieska in Finland
Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E / 64.167; 24.3083Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E / 64.167; 24.3083
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Ylivieska sub-region
Charter 1879
Government
 • Municipal manager Tapani Vierimaa
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 253.02 km2 (97.69 sq mi)
 • Land 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi)
 • Water 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi)
Area rank 245th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 2,613
 • Rank 242nd largest in Finland
 • Density 10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 21.1%
 • 15 to 64 59.4%
 • 65 or older 19.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 21%
Website www.alavieska.fi

Alavieska 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 2,613 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.4 inhabitants per square kilometre (27/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

People

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  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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