Alavieska
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,514 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 253.02 square kilometres (97.69 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10 inhabitants per square kilometre (26/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska.
Alavieska | |
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Municipality | |
| Alavieskan kunta Alavieska kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Alavieska in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region |
| Charter | 1879 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Kari Pentti |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 253.02 km2 (97.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 245th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,514 |
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10/km2 (30/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 21.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.4% |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% |
| Website | www.alavieska.fi |
Alavieska is a municipality of Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People
- Pentti Kahma, discus thrower
- Teemu Kattilakoski, skier
- Rauli Pudas, pole vaulter
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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 (in Finnish)
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