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Evijärvi

Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E / 63.367; 23.4750
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Evijärvi
Municipality
Evijärven kunta
Evijärvi kommun
Evijärvi Church
Evijärvi Church
Coat of arms of Evijärvi
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Location of Evijärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E / 63.367°N 23.4750°E / 63.367; 23.4750
Country Finland
RegionSouthern Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionJärviseutu sub-region
Charter1867
Government
 • Municipal managerMikko Huhtala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi)
 • Land354.15 km2 (136.74 sq mi)
 • Water36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
 • Rank216th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total2,273
 • Rank245th largest in Finland
 • Density6.42/km2 (16.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish93.7% (official)
 • Swedish2.1%
 • Others4.3%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.3%
 • 15 to 6454.2%
 • 65 or older29.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websiteevijarvi.fi

Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,273 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.6/sq mi).

Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people born in Evijärvi

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
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