Hyrynsalmi

Hyrynsalmi
Municipality
Hyrynsalmen kunta

Hyrynsalmi Church

Coat of arms

Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E / 64.6750°N 28.4917°E / 64.6750; 28.4917
Country Finland
Region Kainuu
Sub-region Kehys-Kainuu sub-region
Government
  Municipal manager Ari Nurkkala
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 1,521.36 km2 (587.40 sq mi)
  Land 1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi)
  Water 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi)
Area rank 65th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 2,419
  Rank 260th largest in Finland
  Density 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99% (official)
  Others 1%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 12.3%
  15 to 64 61.3%
  65 or older 26.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.25%
Website www.hyrynsalmi.fi

Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.

The municipality has a population of 2,419 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.36 square kilometres (587.40 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (4.4/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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