Kontiolahti
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Kontiolahti | ||
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Municipality | ||
Kontiolahden kunta | ||
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Location of Kontiolahti in Finland Location of Kontiolahti in Finland |
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Country | Finland | |
Region | North Karelia | |
Sub-region | Joensuu sub-region | |
Charter | 1873 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Jere Penttilä | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 1,029.82 km2 (397.62 sq mi) | |
• Land | 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi) | |
• Water | 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 107th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 14,795 | |
• Rank | 82nd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 18.5/km2 (48/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.2% (official) | |
• Others | 1.8% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 22.8% | |
• 15 to 64 | 66.1% | |
• 65 or older | 11.1% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | |
Website | www.kontiolahti.fi |
Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 14,795 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (48/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Kontiolax" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Kontiolahti" also in Swedish.[6]
Kontiolahti hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1990, 1999 and 2015.[7]
See also
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External links
- Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kontiolahti – Official website
- Sirnihta Holiday Villa's
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