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Nurmes — Town — Nurmeksen kaupunki Nurmes Church
Coat of armsLocation of Nurmes in Finland
Coordinates: 63°32.7′N 029°08′E / 63.545°N 29.133°ECoordinates: 63°32.7′N 029°08′E / 63.545°N 29.133°E Country Finland Region North Karelia Sub-region Pielinen sub-region Charter 1810 Town privileges 1973 Government - Town manager Pertti Vainionpää Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 1,854.79 km2 (716.1 sq mi) - Land 1,601.09 km2 (618.2 sq mi) - Water 253.7 km2 (98 sq mi) Area rank 49th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 8,503 - Rank 127th largest in Finland - Density 5.31/km2 (13.8/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Finnish 99% (official) - Swedish 0.1% - Others 0.9% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 13.3% - 15 to 64 62.4% - 65 or older 24.3% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 20% Website www.nurmes.fi Nurmes 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 town has a population of 8,503 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,854.79 square kilometres (716.14 sq mi) of which 253.7 km2 (98.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.31 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.8 /sq mi). Nurmes railway station is now the northern terminus of a twice-daily VR passenger train service from Joensuu. The railway north of Nurmes is open for freight only.
Hotel club Bomba is situated in Nurmes.
Nurmes is also the official Christmas Carol City of Europe.
Karelian nest
The municipality is officially unilingually Finnish, but in 2009, Finland’s first Karelian language "nest" (pre-school immersion group) was established in Nurmes.[6]
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.
- ^ "Nurmeksen kielipesässä lapsista tulee karjalankielisiä". http://yle.fi/uutiset/kulttuuri/2009/09/nurmeksen_kielipesassa_lapsista_tulee_karjalankielisia_1010090.html. Retrieved 2010-07-10.
External links
Media related to Nurmes at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Nurmes – 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
- Populated places established in 1810
- Eastern Finland geography stubs
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