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 | ||
| Region | North Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Pielinen Karelia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1973 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Town manager | Esko Lehto | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 4,067.60 km2 (1,570.51 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 3,418.46 km2 (1,319.87 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 14th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 12,568 | ||
| • Rank | 85th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 3.68/km2 (9.5/sq mi) | ||
| 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 12,568 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 4,067.60 square kilometres (1,570.51 sq mi) of which 649.14 km2 (250.63 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.5 /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.
- Jorma J. Rissanen, an information theorist.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Lieksa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Lieksa – Official site
- Pocket Facts
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