Rautavaara
Rautavaara is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 1,558 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,235.26 square kilometres (476.94 sq mi) of which 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.35 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.5/sq mi).
Rautavaara | |
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Municipality | |
| Rautavaaran kunta Rautavaara kommun | |
 Savontie road in Rautavaara | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Rautavaara in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°29.7′N 028°18′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Northern Savonia |
| Sub-region | North Eastern Savonia |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Matti Matikainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,235.26 km2 (476.94 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,150.87 km2 (444.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 84.09 km2 (32.47 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 66th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,558 |
| • Rank | 279th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.35/km2 (3.5/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 10.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.9% |
| • 65 or older | 39.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.rautavaara.fi |
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links
Media related to Rautavaara at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rautavaara – Official website (in Finnish)
The belfry of Rautavaara
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