Nivala

Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,397 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 536.88 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (51.0/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nivala
Town
Nivalan kaupunki
Nivala stad
Coat of arms
Location of Nivala in Finland
Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionNivala–Haapajärvi
Charter1867
Town privileges1992
Government
 • Town managerPäivi Karikumpu
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total536.88 km2 (207.29 sq mi)
 • Land527.95 km2 (203.84 sq mi)
 • Water8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
 • Rank165th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
 • Total10,397
 • Rank92nd largest in Finland
 • Density19.69/km2 (51.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.7%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1422.5%
 • 15 to 6454.2%
 • 65 or older23.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.nivala.fi

Geography

Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska.

Nature

The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.

Notable people

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.


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