Artjärvi
Artjärvi (Finnish: [ˈɑrtˌjærʋi]; Swedish: Artsjö) is a former municipality of Finland. It was consolidated with the town of Orimattila on January 1, 2011.
Artjärvi
Artsjö | |
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Former municipality | |
| Artjärven kunta Artsjö kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Artjärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°44.8′N 026°03.2′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Päijänne Tavastia |
| Sub-region | Lahti sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Consolidated | 2011 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kimmo Kuparinen |
| Area | |
| • Total | 197.33 km2 (76.19 sq mi) |
| • Land | 177.01 km2 (68.34 sq mi) |
| • Water | 20.32 km2 (7.85 sq mi) |
| Population (2010-10-31) | |
| • Total | 1,412 |
| • Density | 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 97.8% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 59.7% |
| • 65 or older | 26.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.artjarvi.fi |
The municipality was located in the Päijänne Tavastia region. It had a population of 1,412 (31 October 2010) and covered a land area of 177.01 square kilometres (68.34 sq mi). The population density was 7.98 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.7/sq mi).
The municipality was unilingually Finnish.
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