Polvijärvi

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 4,161 (31 December 2021)[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 5.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi Outokumpu.

Polvijärvi
Municipality
Polvijärven kunta
Polvijärvi kommun
Polvijärvi health centre
Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Karelia
Sub-regionJoensuu sub-region
Charter1876
Government
  Municipal managerPauli Vaittinen
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
  Total958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi)
  Land804.13 km2 (310.48 sq mi)
  Water154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi)
  Rank98th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-12-31)[2]
  Total4,161
  Rank193rd largest in Finland
  Density5.17/km2 (13.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
  Finnish99.5% (official)
  Others0.5%
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)
Municipal tax rate[5]20.25%
Websitewww.polvijarvi.fi

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Polvijärvi is established in 1876.

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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