Utajärvi
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Municipality of Utajärvi Utajärven kunta |
|||
|
|||
 |
|||
| Coordinates: | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulunkaari | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Kunnanjohtaja | Kyösti Juujärvi | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 1,736.23 km² (670.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,672.56 km² (645.8 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 63.67 km² (24.6 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2003) | |||
| - Total | 3,263 | ||
| - Density | 2.0/km² (5.2/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Official languages | Finnish | ||
| Website: www.utajarvi.fi | |||
Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,263 (2003) and covers an area of 1,736.23 km² of which 63.67 km² is water. The population density is 2.0 inhabitants per km². The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipaly is propably best known of the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.
The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.
 |
This Finland located article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
