Utajärvi

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Utajärvi
—  Municipality  —
Utajärvi Church

Coat of arms
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.75°N 26.417°E / 64.75; 26.417Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.75°N 26.417°E / 64.75; 26.417
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulunkaari sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 - Municipality manager Kyösti Juujärvi
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 1,736.71 km2 (670.5 sq mi)
 - Land 1,671 km2 (645.2 sq mi)
 - Water 65.71 km2 (25.4 sq mi)
Area rank 53rd largest in Finland
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 3,058
 - Density 1.83/km2 (4.7/sq mi)
Population rank 250th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.7% (official)
 - Others 0.3%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 17.5%
 - 15 to 64 60.9%
 - 65 or older 21.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.utajarvi.fi

Utajärvi 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 3,058 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.71 square kilometres (670.55 sq mi) of which 65.71 km2 (25.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.83 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.7 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipaly is probably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

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