Nivala

Nivala
Town
Nivalan kaupunki

Coat of arms

Location of Nivala in Finland
Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E / 63.9250°N 24.9750°E / 63.9250; 24.9750Coordinates: 63°55.5′N 024°58.5′E / 63.9250°N 24.9750°E / 63.9250; 24.9750
Country Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter 1867
Town privileges 1992
Government
  Town manager Kari Valtanen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 536.87 km2 (207.29 sq mi)
  Land 527.95 km2 (203.84 sq mi)
  Water 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi)
Area rank 217th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 10,914
  Rank 93rd largest in Finland
  Density 20.67/km2 (53.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Finnish 99.2% (official)
  Swedish 0.1%
  Others 0.7%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 23%
  15 to 64 60.4%
  65 or older 16.6%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.nivala.fi

Nivala is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 10,914 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 536.87 square kilometres (207.29 sq mi) of which 8.92 km2 (3.44 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.5/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Haapajärvi, Haapavesi, Sievi, and Ylivieska. The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Nature

The Kalajoki river flows through the municipality. The biggest lake in the region is Pidisjärvi and the two other lakes are Suojärvi and Erkkisjärvi.

Famous people

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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