Utajärvi
Municipality in North Ostrobothnia, Finland From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,491 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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Utajärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Utajärven kunta Utajärvi kommun | |
 Utajärvi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Utajärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Kyösti Juujärvi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,669.46 km2 (644.58 sq mi) |
| • Water | 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 37th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,491 |
| • Rank | 236th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.49/km2 (3.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
| • Others | 3.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.5% |
| • 65 or older | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
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