Merijärvi

Merijärvi
Municipality
Merijärven kunta
Merijärvi kommun
Coat of arms of Merijärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Merijärvi in Finland
Location of Merijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E / 64.2967; 24.4467
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionYlivieska
Charter1866
Government
 • Municipal managerKari Jokela
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi)
 • Land229.97 km2 (88.79 sq mi)
 • Water1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
 • Rank253rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
1,049
 • Rank291st largest in Finland
 • Density4.56/km2 (11.8/sq mi)
Population by native language
[2]
 • Finnish99.4% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others0.3%
Population by age
[3]
 • 0 to 1424.4%
 • 15 to 6451%
 • 65 or older24.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.merijarvi.fi

Merijärvi 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 1,049 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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