Utajärvi
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Utajärvi Church
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 Location of Utajärvi in Finland |
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| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°ECoordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E | ||
| Country |
 Finland
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| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi | |
| Area (2016-01-01) | ||
| • Total | 1,671.01 km2 (645.18 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,671.15 km2 (645.23 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 37th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31) | ||
| • Total | 2,855 | |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 1.71/km2 (4.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language | ||
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) | |
| • Others | 0.3% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.5% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate | 19.5% | |
| Website | www.utajarvi.fi | |
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,855 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 1,671.01 square kilometres (645.18 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water. The population density is 1.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality is probably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
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