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Evijärvi

Evijärvi
Municipality
Evijärven kunta
Evijärvi Church
Evijärvi Church
Coat of arms of Evijärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E / 63.367; 23.4750Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E / 63.367; 23.4750
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Järviseutu sub-region
Charter 1867
Government
 • Municipal manager Teemu Kejonen
Area (2016-01-01)
 • Total 354.13 km2 (136.73 sq mi)
 • Land 354.01 km2 (136.68 sq mi)
 • Water 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Area rank 216th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)
 • Total 2,559
 • Rank 244th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.23/km2 (18.7/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish 96.7% (official)
 • Swedish 1.9%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age
 • 0 to 14 16.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.8%
 • 65 or older 21.9%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate 21%
Website www.evijarvi.fi

Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,559 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 354.13 square kilometres (136.73 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 7.23 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.



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