Lestijärvi | ||
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Municipality | ||
Lestijärven kunta | ||
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Location of Lestijärvi in Finland |
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Coordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°ECoordinates: 63°31.5′N 024°40′E / 63.5250°N 24.667°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Esko Ahonen | |
Area (2016-01-01) | ||
• Total | 480.65 km2 (185.58 sq mi) | |
• Land | 480.69 km2 (185.60 sq mi) | |
• Water | 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 180th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31) | ||
• Total | 804 | |
• Rank | 304th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 1.67/km2 (4.3/sq mi) | |
Population by native language | ||
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.1% | |
• Others | 1.6% | |
Population by age | ||
• 0 to 14 | 15% | |
• 15 to 64 | 62% | |
• 65 or older | 23% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate | 20% | |
Website | www.lestijarvi.fi |
Lestijärvi is a municipality of Finland. There is also the Lake Lestijärvi in the area.
Lestijärvi is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 804 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 480.65 square kilometres (185.58 sq mi) of which 78.37 km2 (30.26 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.