Evijärvi
Evijärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,297 (31 December 2023) and covers an area of 390.71 square kilometres (150.85 sq mi) of which 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) is water. The population density is 6.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.8/sq mi).
Evijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Evijärven kunta Evijärvi kommun | |
Evijärvi Church | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Evijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°22′N 023°28.5′E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Järviseutu sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Huhtala |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
| • Total | 390.71 km2 (150.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 354.15 km2 (136.74 sq mi) |
| • Water | 36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 216th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31) | |
| • Total | 2,297 |
| • Rank | 245th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.49/km2 (16.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 94.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 2% |
| • Others | 4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.2% |
| • 65 or older | 29.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.evijarvi.fi |
Neighbouring municipalities are Kauhava, Kronoby, Lappajärvi, Pedersöre and Veteli.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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