Lestijärvi
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| Lestijärvi | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Lestijärven kunta | ||
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Ari Kinnunen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 559.06 km2 (215.85 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 480.69 km2 (185.60 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 211th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 804 | |
| • Rank | 326th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.67/km2 (4.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62% | |
| • 65 or older | 23% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.lestijarvi.fi | |
Lestijärvi is a municipality of Finland. There is also the Lake Lestijärvi in the area.
Lestijärvi is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 804 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 559.06 square kilometres (215.85 sq mi) of which 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Lestijärvi
- Arthur Aspelin (1868 – 1949)
- Heimo Rekonen (1920 – 1997)
References
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Lestijärvi – Official website (Finnish)
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