Utajärvi

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Utajärvi
Municipality
Utajärvi Church
Utajärvi Church
Coat of arms of Utajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Oulunkaari sub-region
Charter 1865
Government
 • Municipality manager Kyösti Juujärvi
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,736.70 km2 (670.54 sq mi)
 • Land 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi)
 • Water 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
Area rank 55th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 2,855
 • Rank 249th largest in Finland
 • Density 1.71/km2 (4.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.7% (official)
 • Others 0.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 17.5%
 • 15 to 64 60.9%
 • 65 or older 21.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.utajarvi.fi

Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,855 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.70 square kilometres (670.54 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is probably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

References

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External links

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