Vaala
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| Vaala | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.55°N 26.833°ECoordinates: 64°33′N 026°50′E / 64.55°N 26.833°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Kainuu | ||
| Sub-region | Kajaani sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1954 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipality manager | Veikko Tossavainen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,763.92 km2 (681.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,302.5 km2 (502.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 461.42 km2 (178.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 51st largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 3,442 | ||
| - Density | 2.64/km2 (6.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 240th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.3% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.5% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 59.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 25.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Urbanisation | 40.9% | ||
| Unemployment rate | 20.6% | ||
| Website | www.vaala.fi | ||
Vaala is a municipality in Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu, Kainuu region. Established in 1954 (predecessor municipality Säräisniemi, established in 1867), the municipality has a population of 3,442 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,763.92 square kilometres (681.05 sq mi) of which 461.42 km2 (178.16 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.8 /sq mi).
Oulujärvi, the fourth largest lake of Finland is located partly in Vaala.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vaala is also an old finnish word, which means the phase in a river just before rapids.
[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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Vaala at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Vaala – Official website
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