Polvijärvi
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Municipality in North Karelia, Finland
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Coat of arms
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Location of Polvijärvi in Finland
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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.
Notable people
- Heikki Soininen (1891–1957)
- Vilho Turunen (1923–1973)
- Jouni Kortelainen (born 1957)
- Annikka Mutanen (born 1965)
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
Media related to Polvijärvi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Polvijärvi – Official website
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