Vaala
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the North Ostrobothnia region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 2,859 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,764.04 square kilometres (681.10 sq mi) of which 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.2 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.7/sq mi). Previously Vaala was part of the Kainuu region but was transferred to Northern Ostrobothnia on 1 January 2016.[6]
Vaala | |
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Municipality | |
| Vaalan kunta Vaala kommun | |
 Mist rising from Oulujoki river in Vaala | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Vaala in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region |
| Charter | 1954 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Tytti Seppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,764.04 km2 (681.10 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,302.50 km2 (502.90 sq mi) |
| • Water | 461.45 km2 (178.17 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 54th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,859 |
| • Rank | 228th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.2/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.6% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.5% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.3% |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Urbanisation | 40.9% |
| Unemployment rate | 20.6% |
| Website | www |
Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaala is also an old Finnish word, which means the phase in a river just before rapids.
People
- Anne Huotari (born 1959)
- Tytti Seppänen (born 1980)
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- "Vaala siirtyy Kainuusta Pohjois-Pohjanmaahan vuoden 2016 alusta" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Ministry of Finance. 5 February 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
External links
- Municipality of Vaala – Official website
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