- Outokumpu, Finland
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- This article is about a Finnish Municipality; for the company, see Outokumpu
Outokumpu — Town — Outokummun kaupunki 
Coat of armsLocation of Outokumpu in Finland
Coordinates: 62°43.5′N 029°01′E / 62.725°N 29.017°ECoordinates: 62°43.5′N 029°01′E / 62.725°N 29.017°E Country Finland Region North Karelia Sub-region Joensuu sub-region Market town 1968 Town privileges 1977 Government - Town manager Pirjo Puustjärvi Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 584.06 km2 (225.5 sq mi) - Land 445.84 km2 (172.1 sq mi) - Water 138.22 km2 (53.4 sq mi) Area rank 201st largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 7,406 - Rank 144th largest in Finland - Density 16.61/km2 (43/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Finnish 97.8% (official) - Swedish 0.1% - Others 2.1% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 13.6% - 15 to 64 64.3% - 65 or older 22.1% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5% Website www.outokummunkaupunki.fi Outokumpu is a town and municipality 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 7,406 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 584.06 square kilometres (225.51 sq mi) of which 138.22 km2 (53.37 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 16.61 inhabitants per square kilometre (43.0 /sq mi).
The municipality was formerly known as Kuusjärvi. In 1968 it became a market town and was renamed as Outokumpu after the copper mine located in the municipality. Outokumpu gained town privileges in 1977.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The steel manufacturer Outokumpu originates from the city of Outokumpu.
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011.
- ^ "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 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Outokumpu at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Outokumpu – Official website
Municipalities of North Karelia Municipalities Ilomantsi · Joensuu · Juuka · Kesälahti · Kitee · Kontiolahti · Lieksa · Liperi · Nurmes · Outokumpu · Polvijärvi · Rääkkylä · Tohmajärvi · Valtimo
Former municipalities Eno · Kiihtelysvaara · Nurmeksen maalaiskunta · Pälkjärvi · Pielisensuu · Pielisjärvi · Pyhäselkä · Tuupovaara · VärtsiläNorth Karelia · Finland Categories:- Cities and towns in Finland
- Municipalities of North Karelia Region
- Eastern Finland geography stubs
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