Alavieska
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| Alavieska | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Alavieskan kunta | ||
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| Country |  Finland |
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| 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.
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External links
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- Municipality of Alavieska – Official website (Finnish)
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