Merijärvi

Merijärvi
—  Municipality  —
Merijärven kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Merijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E / 64.2967; 24.4467Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E / 64.2967; 24.4467
Country	Finland
Region	Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region	Ylivieska sub-region
Charter	1866
Government
– Municipal manager	Kaija Eskola
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
– Total	231.63 km2 (89.4 sq mi)
– Land	229.83 km2 (88.7 sq mi)
– Water	1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi)
Area rank	292nd largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
– Total	1,197
– Rank	319th largest in Finland
– Density	5.21/km2 (13.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
– Finnish	99.6% (official)
– Others	0.4%
Population by age[4]
– 0 to 14	22.5%
– 15 to 64	59.1%
– 65 or older	18.4%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
– Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	20%
Website	www.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 1,197 (31 January 2011)^[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 5.21 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.5 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
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. http://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. 
4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://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. 
5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

External links

Media related to Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (Finnish)