Utajärvi

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Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland

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Location of Utajärvi in Finland

Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E / 64.750; 26.417Country

FinlandRegionNorth OstrobothniaSub-regionOulunkaariCharter1865Government

• Municipality managerKyösti JuujärviArea

(2018-01-01)^[1]

• Total1,736.73 km² (670.56 sq mi) • Land1,669.46 km² (644.58 sq mi) • Water65.55 km² (25.31 sq mi) • Rank37th largest in FinlandPopulation

(2023-12-31)^[2]

• Total2,491 • Rank236th largest in Finland • Density1.49/km² (3.9/sq mi)Population by native language

^[3]

• Finnish96.9% (official) • Others3.1%Population by age

^[4]

• 0 to 1414.7% • 15 to 6453.5% • 65 or older31.8%Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET) • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)Websitewww.utajarvi.fi

Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,491 (31 December 2023)^[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km² (25.31 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 1.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

References

^ ^a ^b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.