Utajärvi

Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,634 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Utajärvi
Municipality
Utajärven kunta
Utajärvi kommun
Utajärvi Church
Coat of arms
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E
Country Finland
RegionNorthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionOulunkaari sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipality managerKyösti Juujärvi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi)
 • Land1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi)
 • Water65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Area rank37th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total2,634
 • Rank234th largest in Finland
 • Density1.58/km2 (4.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99.7% (official)
 • Others0.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1417.5%
 • 15 to 6460.9%
 • 65 or older21.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.5%
Websitewww.utajarvi.fi

The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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