Taivalkoski
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| Taivalkoski | |||
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| Taivalkosken kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E / 65.575°N 28.2417°ECoordinates: 65°34.5′N 028°14.5′E / 65.575°N 28.2417°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Koillismaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1879 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Mikkonen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,650.63 km2 (1,023.4 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 2,438.04 km2 (941.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 212.59 km2 (82.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 26th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,445 | ||
| • Rank | 206th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 1.82/km2 (4.7/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | ||
| • Others | 1% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 19.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.taivalkoski.fi | ||
Taivalkoski is a municipality of Finland, it is located in the Province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region.
The municipality has a population of 4,445 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 2,650.63 square kilometres (1,023.41 sq mi) of which 212.59 km2 (82.08 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.82 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Taivalkoski was the home of famous writer Kalle Päätalo and tv-comedian Pekka Jalava. Also world champion ski jumper Tapio Räisänen and ice hockey-player Joni Pitkänen were born in Taivalkoski.
The Iijoki River runs through the centre of the village.
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[edit] International relations
Main article: List of twin towns and sister cities in Finland
[edit] Twin towns — Sister cities
Illuka Parish, Estonia[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.
- ^ "Väliskoostöö" (in Estonian). Illuka vald. http://www.illukavv.ee/index.php?dok_id=293&module=2. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Taivalkoski at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taivalkoski – Official website
- VisitTaivalkoski – Official travel website
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