Haapajärvi

Haapajärvi
Town
Haapajärven kaupunki
Haapajärvi railway station

Coat of arms

Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E / 63.750; 25.317Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E / 63.750; 25.317
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter 1868
Town privileges 1977
Government
 • Town manager Juha Uusivirta
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 789.11 km2 (304.68 sq mi)
 • Land 765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi)
 • Water 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Area rank 109th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 7,291
 • Rank 133rd largest in Finland
 • Density 9.52/km2 (24.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.7%
 • 15 to 64 62.2%
 • 65 or older 17.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 21%
Website www.haapajarvi.fi

Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,291 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 789.11 square kilometres (304.68 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.7/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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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