Tohmajärvi
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| Tohmajärvi | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Tohmajärven kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°ECoordinates: 62°14′N 30°20′E / 62.233°N 30.333°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | North Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Middle Karelia sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1869 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Olli Riikonen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 895.35 km2 (345.70 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 837.73 km2 (323.45 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 125th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,975 | ||
| • Rank | 191st largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 5.94/km2 (15.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 96% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| • Others | 3.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 22.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% | ||
| Website | www.tohmajarvi.fi | ||
Tohmajärvi is a 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 4,975 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 895.35 square kilometres (345.70 sq mi) of which 57.62 km2 (22.25 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.94 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.4 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Värtsilä was consolidated with Tohmajärvi in 2005.
[edit] Famous people from Tohmajärvi
- Katri Helena: Singer who has twice represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1979 and 1993, was born in Tohmajärvi on 17 March 1945.
- Anna Easteden: An award nominated actress and a model, was born in Tohmajärvi and currently resides in Los Angeles.
[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 Tohmajärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Tohmajärvi – Official website
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