Haapajärvi

Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

Haapajärvi
Town
Haapajärven kaupunki
Haapajärvi stad
Haapajärvi railway station
Haapajärvi railway station
Coat of arms of Haapajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°45′N 025°19′E
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionNivala–Haapajärvi
Charter1868
Town privileges1977
Government
 • Town managerJuha Uusivirta
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total789.11 km2 (304.68 sq mi)
 • Land765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi)
 • Water23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
 • Rank109th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total6,657
 • Rank136th largest in Finland
 • Density8.69/km2 (22.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish99.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1418.3%
 • 15 to 6456.3%
 • 65 or older25.4%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.haapajarvi.fi

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 6,657 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 789.11 square kilometres (304.68 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.69 inhabitants per square kilometre (22.5/sq mi).

Neighbour municipalities are Haapavesi, Kärsämäki, Nivala, Pihtipudas, Pyhäjärvi, Reisjärvi and Sievi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

History

Haapajärvi was first mentioned in 1548 as Hapaierffue (a Swedish transcription of the Finnish name), when it was a part of the parish of Kalajoki. The first church was built in 1649 or 1653. Haapajärvi acquired chapel rights in 1698 and became an independent parish in 1838, also including the chapel communities of Pidisjärvi and Reisjärvi. Both Reisjärvi and Pidisjärvi (Nivala) were separated in 1868.[5][6]

A chapel was built in the village of Olkkola for the Laestadian community in the 1920s, however it has never been officially designated as a church or a chapel.[7] Olkkola was a chapel community from 1927 to 1978.[6]

Villages
  • Ahola
  • Autioranta
  • Haaganperä
  • Jokela
  • Kalakangas
  • Karjalahdenranta
  • Kiurunperä
  • Koposperä
  • Kumiseva
  • Kuona
  • Kuusaa
  • Mustanperä
  • Mäntyperä
  • Nokkous
  • Oksava
  • Olkkola
  • Parkkila
  • Puronperä
  • Tiitonranta
  • Tuomiperä
  • Varisperä
  • Vehkapuhto
  • Veivarinperä
  • Ylipää

Notable people
  • A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland
    A "municipal home" (kunnaliskoti) for those unable to provide themselves in Haapajärvi in pre-war Finland

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
  3. "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 62. Retrieved August 16, 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. "Suomen Sukututkimusseura". hiski.genealogia.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved January 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "Olkkolan kirkko - Haapajärven seurakunta". haapajarvenseurakunta.fi (in Finnish). Retrieved January 7, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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