Lestijärvi
| Lestijärvi | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Lestijärven kunta | ||
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 Location of Lestijärvi in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°ECoordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Esko Ahonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 559.06 km2 (215.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 480.69 km2 (185.60 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 211th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 804 | |
| • Rank | 326th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.67/km2 (4.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62% | |
| • 65 or older | 23% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.lestijarvi.fi | |
Lestijärvi is a municipality of Finland. There is also the Lake Lestijärvi in the area.
Lestijärvi is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 804 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 559.06 square kilometres (215.85 sq mi) of which 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Lestijärvi
- Arthur Aspelin (1868 – 1949)
- Heimo Rekonen (1920 – 1997)
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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.
External links
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Media related to Lestijärvi at Wikimedia Commons - Municipality of Lestijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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