Pello

Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland.

This article is about the municipality of Finland. For the minor locality in Övertorneå Municipality, Sweden, see Pello, Övertorneå.
Pello
Municipality
Pellon kunta
Pello kommun
Coat of arms
Location of Pello in Finland
Coordinates: 66°46.5′N 023°58′E
Country Finland
RegionLapland
Sub-regionTornio Valley sub-region
Charter1867
Government
 • Municipal managerSami Baas
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,864.66 km2 (719.95 sq mi)
 • Land1,737.57 km2 (670.88 sq mi)
 • Water126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi)
Area rank35th largest in Finland
Elevation
64 m (210 ft)
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total3,430
 • Rank210th largest in Finland
 • Density1.97/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Sami0.1%
 • Others0.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1411.6%
 • 15 to 6461.4%
 • 65 or older27%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.25%
Websitewww.pello.fi

Geography

It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornionjoki-river. The municipality has a population of 3,430 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,864.66 square kilometres (719.95 sq mi) of which 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in 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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