Merijärvi

Merijärvi
Municipality
Merijärven kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Merijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E / 64.2967; 24.4467Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E / 64.2967; 24.4467
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Ylivieska sub-region
Charter 1866
Government
 • Municipal manager Kari Jokela
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi)
 • Land 229.83 km2 (88.74 sq mi)
 • Water 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Area rank 253rd largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 1,132
 • Rank 297th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.93/km2 (12.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.6% (official)
 • Others 0.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 22.5%
 • 15 to 64 59.1%
 • 65 or older 18.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
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 1,132 (31 August 2017)[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 4.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Famous people in Merijärvi

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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