Rääkkylä
| Rääkkylä | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Rääkkylän kunta | ||
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 Location of Rääkkylä in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°18.8′N 029°37.5′E / 62.3133°N 29.6250°ECoordinates: 62°18.8′N 029°37.5′E / 62.3133°N 29.6250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | North Karelia | |
| Sub-region | Central Karelia sub-region | |
| Charter | 1874 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tuula Luukkonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 699.69 km2 (270.15 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 427.68 km2 (165.13 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 175th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,343 | |
| • Rank | 263rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 5.48/km2 (14.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.6% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 2.2% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 26.9% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Website | www.raakkyla.fi | |
Rääkkylä (Swedish: Bräkylä) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 2,343 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 699.69 square kilometres (270.15 sq mi) of which 272.01 km2 (105.02 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.48 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Bräkylä" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Rääkkylä" also in Swedish.[6]
Rääkkylä as an independent municipality was established in 1874 from parts of Kitee and Liperi.
Leading Finnish kantele manufacturer Koistinen Kantele has been functioning in Rääkkylä since 1995.
Notable residents of Rääkkylä have included sisters Mari and Sari Kaasinen, founders of the popular Finnish folk music band Värttinä.
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 31 May 2009.
External links
Media related to Rääkkylä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rääkkylä – Official website (Finnish)
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