Polvijärvi

Polvijärvi(Kneelake)
Municipality
Polvijärven kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E / 62.8550; 29.367Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E / 62.8550; 29.367
Country Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Joensuu sub-region
Charter 1876
Government
 • Municipal manager Pauli Vaittinen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 958.35 km2 (370.02 sq mi)
 • Land 804.13 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
 • Water 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi)
Area rank 114th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 4,528
 • Rank 199th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.63/km2 (14.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.5% (official)
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 14.5%
 • 15 to 64 63.4%
 • 65 or older 22.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Website www.polvijarvi.fi

Polvijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,528 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 958.35 square kilometres (370.02 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  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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