Kontiolahti
| Kontiolahti | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Kontiolahden kunta | ||
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 Location of Kontiolahti in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 62°46′N 029°51′E / 62.767°N 29.850°ECoordinates: 62°46′N 029°51′E / 62.767°N 29.850°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1873 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jere Penttilä | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 799.18 km2 (308.57 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 101st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 14,795 | |
| • Rank | 78th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 22.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 11.1% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.25% | |
| Website | www.kontiolahti.fi | |
Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 14,795 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 799.18 square kilometres (308.57 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water. The population density is 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (48/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality has previously also been known as "Kontiolax" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Kontiolahti" also in Swedish.
Kontiolahti hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1990, 1999 and 2015.
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