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Merijärvi 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 1,055 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.59 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor[citation needed]
- Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament[citation needed]
- Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
External links
Media related to Merijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merijärvi – Official website (in Finnish)
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