Ristijärvi

Ristijärvi
Municipality
Ristijärven kunta
Ristijärvi

Coat of arms

Location of Ristijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E / 64.5050; 28.217Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E / 64.5050°N 28.217°E / 64.5050; 28.217
Country  Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kajaani sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
 • Municipal manager Juhani Kauppi
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi)
 • Land 835.61 km2 (322.63 sq mi)
 • Water 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi)
Area rank 94th largest in Finland
Population (2018-08-31)[2]
 • Total 1,304
 • Rank 292nd largest in Finland
 • Density 1.56/km2 (4.0/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.3% (official)
 • Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 10.6%
 • 15 to 64 59.9%
 • 65 or older 29.5%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.ristijarvi.fi

Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,304 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

People born in Ristijärvi

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 kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  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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