Lieksa
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| Coordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°ECoordinates: 63°19′N 030°01′E / 63.317°N 30.017°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Eastern Finland | ||
| Region | North Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1973 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Esko Lehto | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 4,067.68 km2 (1,570.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 3,418.49 km2 (1,319.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 649.19 km2 (250.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 14th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 12,895 | ||
| - Density | 3.77/km2 (9.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 83rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 11.7% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.5% | ||
| - 65 or older | 25.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.lieksa.fi | ||
Lieksa is a town and 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 12,895 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.68 square kilometres (1,570.54 sq mi) of which 649.19 km2 (250.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.77 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town of Lieksa was established in 1973 when the Market town of Lieksa and the Municipality of Pielisjärvi were consolidated.
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[edit] Notable natives
- Marutei Tsurunen (Japanese: ツルネン・マルテイ or 弦念丸呈, tsurunen marutei), born Martti Turunen in 1940-04-30, the first European-born member of the Diet of Japan.
- Ilmari Juutilainen, the top flying ace of the Finnish Air Force.
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[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 Lieksa at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Lieksa – Official site
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