Alavieska
| Alavieska | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Alavieskan kunta | ||
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 Location of Alavieska in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°ECoordinates: 64°10′N 024°18.5′E / 64.167°N 24.3083°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska sub-region | |
| Charter | 1879 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tapani Vierimaa | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 251.37 km2 (97.05 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 245th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,689 | |
| • Rank | 242nd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 10.7/km2 (28/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.5% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 21% | |
| Website | www.alavieska.fi | |
Alavieska 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 2,689 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 251.37 square kilometres (97.05 sq mi) of which 1.66 km2 (0.64 sq mi) is water. The population density is 10.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (28/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kalajoki, Merijärvi, Oulainen and Ylivieska.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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