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| Alavieska | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Alavieskan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°ECoordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1879 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Tapani Vierimaa | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 253.03 km2 (97.70 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 289th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,752 | ||
| • Rank | 258th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 10.95/km2 (28.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Others | 0.3% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.1% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 59.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 19.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | ||
| Website | www.alavieska.fi | ||
Alavieska 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 2,752 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 253.03 square kilometres (97.70 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (28.4 /sq mi). Mayor of Alavieska is Tapani Vierimaa.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References [link]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. https://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. https://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. https://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. 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. https://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. https://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links [link]
Media related to Alavieska at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Alavieska – Official website (Finnish)
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