Merijärvi
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| Merijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Merijärven kunta | ||
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| Location of Merijärvi in Finland Location of Merijärvi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | |
| Charter | 1866 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Kari Jokela | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 229.83 km2 (88.74 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 292nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,130 | |
| • Rank | 319th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.92/km2 (12.7/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 1,130 (31 March 2016)[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 4.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Famous people in Merijärvi
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament.
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor.
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament.
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist.
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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