Kontiolahti
| Kontiolahti | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kontiolahden kunta | ||
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| Location of Kontiolahti in Finland Location of Kontiolahti in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jere Penttilä | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,029.82 km2 (397.62 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 107th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 14,795 | |
| • Rank | 82nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 22.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 11.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | |
| Website | www.kontiolahti.fi | |
Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 14,795 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (48/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Kontiolax" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Kontiolahti" also in Swedish.[6]
Kontiolahti hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1990, 1999 and 2015.[7]
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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 Kontiolahti – Official website
- Sirnihta Holiday Villa's
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