Ilomantsi
| Ilomantsi | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Ilomantsin kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°40′N 030°56′E / 62.667°N 30.933°ECoordinates: 62°40′N 030°56′E / 62.667°N 30.933°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | North Karelia | ||
| Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1875 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Markku Lappalainen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 3,172.9 km2 (1,225.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 2,763.89 km2 (1,067.1 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 409.01 km2 (157.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 19th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 6,021 | ||
| - Density | 2.18/km2 (5.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 162nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.2% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.2% | ||
| - Others | 1.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 11.2% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 27.6% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.ilomantsi.fi | ||
Ilomantsi (Swedish: Ilomants) is municipality and a village of Finland.
It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the North Karelia region. The municipality has a population of 6,021 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 3,172.9 square kilometres (1,225.1 sq mi) of which 409.01 km2 (157.92 sq mi) is water.[1]population density is 2.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.6 /sq mi). The most eastern point of Finland and of the continental part of the European Union is located in Ilomantsi near the village of Hattuvaara. (In the EU, only Cyprus is located further to the east.) The
The nearest town is Joensuu, 72 kilometres (45 mi) away; the distance to Helsinki is 511 km (318 mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Lieksa and Joensuu. In the east, Ilomantsi shares 100 km (60 mi) long border with the Russian Republic of Karelia. The municipality is sparsely populated and is mostly characterized by with forests and boglands. About 250 km2Petkeljärvi and Patvinsuo. The most important bodies of water in Ilomantsi are the lakes Koitere and Nuorajärvi and the river Koitajoki. (97 sq mi) of the area is designated as natural reserves, among them the national parks
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. However, the local dialect is more Karelian than Finnish,[citation needed] and local words of Karelian or Russian extraction are used even in the spoken Finnish of Ilomantsi. Significantly, the central village of the municipality is not called kirkonkylä as is usual in Finland, but pogosta (a Russian loan-word, originally pogost). Even the local newspaper is called Pogostan Sanomat, i.e. "The Pogosta News".
Ilomantsi has 17.4% Orthodox minority, which is the largest percentage among Finnish municipalities. The wooden Orthodox church of Ilomantsi is the largest in Finland and is dedicated to the prophet Elijah. There are also five Orthodox chapels (tsasouna) in the municipality. The Orthodox community of Ilomantsi is more than 500 years old and counts 1,100 members.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2010". Tax Administration of Finland. 24 November 2009. http://www.vero.fi/download.asp?id=5853;25512. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ilomantsi at Wikimedia Commons
- Ilomantsi in English
- Municipality of Ilomantsi – Official website (Finnish)
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