Evijärvi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Evijärven kunta | ||
Evijärvi Church
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Location of Evijärvi in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°ECoordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E | ||
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.