Kolari
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This article is about the Finnish municipality. For other meanings, see Kolari (disambiguation).
| Kolari | |||
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| Coordinates: 67°19′50″N 023°46′40″E / 67.33056°N 23.77778°ECoordinates: 67°19′50″N 023°46′40″E / 67.33056°N 23.77778°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Lapland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Fell Lapland sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Heikki Havanka | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,617.63 km2 (1,010.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,558.53 km2 (987.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 59.1 km2 (22.8 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 27th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,835 | ||
| - Density | 1.5/km2 (3.9/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 228th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.7% | ||
| - Sami | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 13.1% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 66.6% | ||
| - 65 or older | 20.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.kolari.fi | ||
Kolari is a municipality of Finland at the Swedish border, which follows the Torne River, the longest free-flowing river in Europe.
It is located in the province of Lapland. The municipality has a population of 3,835 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,617.63 square kilometres (1,010.67 sq mi) of which 59.1 km2 (22.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9 /sq mi). Kolari railway station is the northernmost station in Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Ylläs, one of the most popular ski resorts in Finland, is located in Kolari. The area also features the country's largest bog with a thousand-year-old forest.
[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 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved 26 July 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 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 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 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Kolari at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Kolari – Official website
- Ylläs webpage
- Kolari travel guide from Wikitravel
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