Pello
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This article is about the municipality of Finland. For the minor locality in Övertorneå Municipality, Sweden, see Pello, Övertorneå.
| Pello | |||
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| Pellon kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 66°46.5′N 023°58′E / 66.775°N 23.967°ECoordinates: 66°46.5′N 023°58′E / 66.775°N 23.967°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Lapland | ||
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Tapani Melaluoto | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,863.69 km2 (719.57 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 1,737.57 km2 (670.88 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 48th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,902 | ||
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 2.25/km2 (5.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Sami | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 0.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.6% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 27% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.pello.fi | ||
Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornionjoki-river. The municipality has a population of 3,902 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 1,863.69 square kilometres (719.57 sq mi) of which 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[citation needed]
[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 Pello at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pello – Official website (Finnish)
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