Pudasjärvi
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| Pudasjärvi | |||
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| Pudasjärven kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 65°21.5′N 027°00′E / 65.3583°N 27°ECoordinates: 65°21.5′N 027°00′E / 65.3583°N 27°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | ||
| Established | 1865 | ||
| City rights | 2004 | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 5,867.27 km2 (2,265.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 5,638.63 km2 (2,177.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 228.64 km2 (88.3 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 8th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 9,014 | ||
| - Density | 1.6/km2 (4.1/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 117th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.3% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 17.3% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 60.9% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.pudasjarvi.fi | ||
Pudasjärvi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The city has a population of 9,014 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 5,867.27 square kilometres (2,265.37 sq mi) of which 228.64 km2 (88.28 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.6 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.1 /sq mi).[1] Pudasjärvi is by area the second largest town in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world.
Pudasjärvi is famed for its nature, and is the home of the southernmost fell area in Finland, Syöte.
The oldest dated rock formations within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years.[6]
Two famous Finnish melodic death metal bands, Kalmah and Eternal Tears of Sorrow have been formed in Pudasjärvi.
[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.
- ^ Geological Survey of Finland annual report 2003
[edit] External links
Media related to Pudasjärvi at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Pudasjärvi – Official site
- Pudasjärvi vocational school
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