Alavieska
Alavieska | ||
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Municipality | ||
Alavieskan kunta | ||
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![]() Location of Alavieska in Finland | ||
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 (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,689 | |
• Rank | 258th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 10.7/km2 (28/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 2,689 (31 March 2016)[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 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi). Mayor of Alavieska is Tapani Vierimaa.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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
Media related to Alavieska at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Alavieska – Official website (Finnish)
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