Loading AI tools
Municipality of Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lumijoki is a municipality of Finland.
![]() | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish. (June 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Lumijoki | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Lumijoen kunta Lumijoki kommun | |
![]() Location of Lumijoki in Finland | |
Coordinates: 64°50.2′N 025°11.2′E | |
Country | ![]() |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Oulu |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Paula Karsi-Ruokolainen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 290.29 km2 (112.08 sq mi) |
• Land | 214.12 km2 (82.67 sq mi) |
• Water | 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
• Rank | 259th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 2,033 |
• Rank | 257th largest in Finland |
• Density | 9.49/km2 (24.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 4.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 27% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
• 65 or older | 18.6% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.lumijoki.fi |
It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,033 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 290.29 square kilometres (112.08 sq mi) of which 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.6/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Oulu and Siikajoki.
Lumijoki literally means "snow river", most likely through Lumijärvi, the lake from which the river Lumijoki once began from. Toponyms with the word lumi usually refer to areas where the snow stays for longer than in nearby areas. The village was first mentioned in 1548, when it was a part of the Liminka parish. It gained chapel rights in 1640, eventually becoming an independent parish and municipality in 1867.[5]
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.