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Polvijärvi

Polvijärvi
Municipality
Polvijärven kunta
Polvijärvi kommun
Polvijärvi health centre
Polvijärvi health centre
Coat of arms of Polvijärvi
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E / 62.8550; 29.367
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionJoensuu
Charter1876
Government
 • Municipal managerPauli Vaittinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total
958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi)
 • Land804.63 km2 (310.67 sq mi)
 • Water154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi)
 • Rank98th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-10-31)[2]
 • Total
4,002
 • Rank191st largest in Finland
 • Density4.97/km2 (12.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish98.3% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others1.6%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.3%
 • 15 to 6452.8%
 • 65 or older33.9%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.polvijarvi.fi

Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,002 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.97 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.9/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Polvijärvi is established in 1876.

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.

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