Ristijärvi
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
Ristijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Ristijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kajaani |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Petteri Seppänen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 835.83 km2 (322.72 sq mi) |
| • Water | 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 94th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,164 |
| • Rank | 289th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98% (official) |
| • Others | 2% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.3% |
| • 65 or older | 38.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.ristijarvi.fi |
It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,164 (31 December 2023),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Ristijärvi
- Salomo Pulkkinen, Member of Parliament
- Kari Härkönen, cross country skier
- Hannu Takkula, Member of the European Parliament
- Kaisa Mäkäräinen, biathlete
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "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.
External links
- Media related to Ristijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Ristijärvi – Official website, (in Finnish), (in English), (in German)
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