Pudasjärvi
| Pudasjärvi | ||
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| Pudasjärven kaupunki | ||
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| Location of Pudasjärvi in Finland Location of Pudasjärvi in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | |
| Established | 1865 | |
| City rights | 2004 | |
| Government | ||
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 5,867.24 km2 (2,265.35 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 5,638.57 km2 (2,177.06 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 228.67 km2 (88.29 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 8th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,242 | |
| • Rank | 122nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.46/km2 (3.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.pudasjarvi.fi | |
Pudasjärvi is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The city has a population of 8,242 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 5,867.24 square kilometres (2,265.35 sq mi) of which 228.67 km2 (88.29 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).[1] Pudasjärvi is by area the second largest town in Finland (as of 2006, Rovaniemi is the largest) and one of the largest in the world.
Pudasjärvi is famed for its nature, and is the home of the southernmost fell area in Finland, Syöte.
The oldest dated rock formations within the European Union can be found in Siuruankylä, Pudasjärvi. The trondhjemite gneiss is aged 3,500 million years.[6]
Two famous Finnish melodic death metal bands, Kalmah and Eternal Tears of Sorrow have been formed in Pudasjärvi.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Pudasjärvi:
- Centre Party 42.3%
- True Finns 32.9%
- Left Alliance 10.9%
- Social Democratic Party 5.0%
- National Coalition Party 4.4%
- Green League 2.5%
- Christian Democrats 1.3%
- Change 2011 0.2%
- Swedish People's Party 0.1%
- Pirate Party 0.1%
- Communist Party of Finland 0.1%
- Communist Workers Party 0.1%
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
- Town of Pudasjärvi – Official site
- Pudasjärvi vocational school
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