Kauhajoki
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| Kauhajoki | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Kauhajoen kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°25′N 022°11′E / 62.417°N 22.183°ECoordinates: 62°25′N 022°11′E / 62.417°N 22.183°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Town privileges | 2001 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Keijo Kuja-Lipasti | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,315.72 km2 (508 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,299.27 km2 (501.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 16.45 km2 (6.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 14,366 | ||
| - Density | 11.06/km2 (28.6/sq mi) | ||
| - Demonym | Kauhajokinen (Finnish) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.1% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.4% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 65.2% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.kauhajoki.fi | ||
Kauhajoki (literally “Scoop River”) is a town and municipality of Finland. The city is unilingually Finnish.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kauhajoki is 14,366 (31 March 2009)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 1,299.27 km2 (501.65 sq mi) of which 16.45 km2 (6.35 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2009).[1] The population density is 11.06 /km² (28.6 /sq mi).
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[edit] History
Permanent settlement in the Kauhajoki area began in the 16th century and in 1584 chapel was built in Kauhajoki.
During the Winter War between 1939–1940, Kauhajoki hosted the Finnish parliament.
[edit] 2008 vocational college shooting
On 23 September 2008, a school shooting at a vocational college in the city left 11 dead, including the gunman, and another woman wounded.
[edit] Sports
Some internationally successful Kauhajokian sports figures include:
- Jouko Salomäki, the 1984 Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, was born in Kauhajoki.
- Kaarlo Maaninka, the 1980 Olympic silver and bronze medalist in long distance running, lives in Kauhajoki. He also represented the town's sports club Kauhajoen Karhu during his career.
- Vesa Hietalahti, the 2003 World Championship silver medalist in biathlon, was born and lives in Kauhajoki. He also represented the town's sports club Kauhajoen Karhu throughout his career.
- Heli Koivula-Kruger, the 2002 European Championship silver medalist in triple jump, was born in Kauhajoki. She also represented the town's sports club Kauhajoen Karhu throughout her career.
- Jani Haapamäki, the 2009 European Champion in Greco-Roman wrestling, was born in Kauhajoki. He also represents the town's sports club Kauhajoen Karhu.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kauhajoki at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Kauhajoki – official site (Finnish)
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