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Polvijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
Charter | 1876 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
Area (2018-01-01)
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• Total | 958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 804.63 km2 (310.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 98th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)
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• Total | 4,064 |
• Rank | 193rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.05/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 33.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+03:00 ( EEST) |
Website | www.polvijarvi.fi |
Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,064 (31 December 2023) [2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 5.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
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Polvijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Polvijärven kunta Polvijärvi kommun | |
Coordinates: 62°51.3′N 029°22′E / 62.8550°N 29.367°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Karelia |
Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region |
Charter | 1876 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Pauli Vaittinen |
Area (2018-01-01)
[1] | |
• Total | 958.32 km2 (370.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 804.63 km2 (310.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) |
• Rank | 98th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)
[2] | |
• Total | 4,064 |
• Rank | 193rd largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.05/km2 (13.1/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.1% |
• Others | 1.6% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 13.3% |
• 15 to 64 | 52.8% |
• 65 or older | 33.9% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 ( EET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+03:00 ( EEST) |
Website | www.polvijarvi.fi |
Polvijärvi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈpolʋiˌjærʋi]; literally "knee lake") is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 4,064 (31 December 2023) [2] and covers an area of 958.32 square kilometres (370.01 sq mi) of which 154.22 km2 (59.54 sq mi) is water. [1] The population density is 5.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Juuka, Kaavi, Kontiolahti, Liperi, Outokumpu.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Polvijärvi is established in 1876.
Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons