Hyrynsalmi
Hyrynsalmi is a municipality in Finland and is part of the Kainuu region.
Hyrynsalmi | |
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Municipality | |
| Hyrynsalmen kunta Hyrynsalmi kommun | |
 Hyrynsalmi Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Hyrynsalmi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°40.5′N 028°29.5′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Kainuu |
| Sub-region | Kehys-Kainuu sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Ari Nurkkala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,521.38 km2 (587.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 1,421.04 km2 (548.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 50th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,091 |
| • Rank | 250th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 1.47/km2 (3.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99% (official) |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 49.3% |
| • 65 or older | 41.5% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.hyrynsalmi.fi |
The municipality has a population of 2,091 (28 February 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,521.38 square kilometres (587.41 sq mi) of which 100.32 km2 (38.73 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.47 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The world championships in swamp football is held annually in Hyrynsalmi.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 April 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Hyrynsalmi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hyrynsalmi – Official website
- Map of Hyrynsalmi (PDF file)
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