Pello
Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland. It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornionjoki-river. The municipality has a population of 3,296 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,864.66 square kilometres (719.95 sq mi) of which 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.9/sq mi).
Pello | |
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Municipality | |
| Pellon kunta Pello kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pello in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 66°46.5′N 023°58′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Lapland |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Sami Baas |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,864.66 km2 (719.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,737.57 km2 (670.88 sq mi) |
| • Water | 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 35th largest in Finland |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,296 |
| • Rank | 210th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.9/km2 (5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Sami | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.7% |
| • 65 or older | 41% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.25% |
| Website | www |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Pello at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Pello – Official website (in Finnish)
- Tourism of Pello – Official website (in English)
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