Ristiina
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| Ristiina | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Ristiinan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°ECoordinates: 61°30.5′N 027°15.5′E / 61.5083°N 27.2583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Southern Savonia | ||
| Sub-region | Mikkeli sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1649 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Virpi Siekkinen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 742.02 km2 (286.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 566.15 km2 (218.6 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 175.87 km2 (67.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 167th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,893 | ||
| • Rank | 194th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 8.64/km2 (22.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| • Others | 2.3% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.6% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.ristiina.fi | ||
Ristiina is a municipality of Finland. It was founded in 1649 and it was named after Kristina Stenbock, the wife of Governor General and Count Per Brahe.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 4,893 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 742.02 square kilometres (286.50 sq mi) of which 175.87 km2 (67.90 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.4 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Kristina" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Ristiina" also in Swedish.[6]
[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 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet
[edit] External links
Media related to Ristiina at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ristiina – Official website (Finnish)
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