Haapajärvi

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,123 (31 January 2019)[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 9.3 inhabitants per square kilometre (24/sq mi).

Haapajärvi
Town
Haapajärven kaupunki
Haapajärvi stad
Haapajärvi railway station
Coat of arms
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionNivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter1868
Town privileges1977
Government
 • Town managerJuha Uusivirta
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total789.11 km2 (304.68 sq mi)
 • Land765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi)
 • Water23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Area rank109th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total7,123
 • Rank133rd largest in Finland
 • Density9.3/km2 (24/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1420.7%
 • 15 to 6462.2%
 • 65 or older17.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21%
Websitewww.haapajarvi.fi

Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

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

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

  • A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  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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