Ristijärvi
Municipality in Kainuu, Finland / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ristijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
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Ristijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
Ristijärven kunta Ristijärvi kommun | |
Coordinates: 64°30.3′N 028°13′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Kainuu |
Sub-region | Kajaani |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Petteri Seppänen |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 897.93 km2 (346.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 835.83 km2 (322.72 sq mi) |
• Water | 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) |
• Rank | 94th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 1,164 |
• Rank | 289th largest in Finland |
• Density | 1.39/km2 (3.6/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 98% (official) |
• Others | 2% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 10.2% |
• 15 to 64 | 51.3% |
• 65 or older | 38.5% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.ristijarvi.fi |
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It is part of the Kainuu region. The municipality has a population of 1,164 (31 December 2023),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Kainuu in terms of population. It covers an area of 897.93 square kilometres (346.69 sq mi) of which 62.31 km2 (24.06 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.39 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.6/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.