Haapajärvi
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| Haapajärven kaupunki | ||
Haapajärvi railway station
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 Location of Haapajärvi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°ECoordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E / 63.750°N 25.317°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Town privileges | 1977 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Juha Uusivirta | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 765.74 km2 (295.65 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 109th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 7,424 | |
| • Rank | 133rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 21% | |
| Website | www.haapajarvi.fi | |
Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,424 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 765.74 square kilometres (295.65 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water. The population density is 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi).
Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland
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