Toholampi
Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.
Toholampi | |
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Municipality | |
| Toholammin kunta Toholampi kommun | |
 Toholampi church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Toholampi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region |
| Charter | 1865 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Hillukkala |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi) |
| • Land | 608.43 km2 (234.92 sq mi) |
| • Water | 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 139th largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-02-28)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,906 |
| • Rank | 220th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.78/km2 (12.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.7% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 0.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.7% |
| • 65 or older | 28.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,906 (28 February 2023)[5] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.4/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Notable people
- Mika Lintilä, politician
- Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
- Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
- Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
- Virve Nuotio, soloist
- Samsa Tuikka, runner
- Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
- Albert Gebhard, painter
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.
- "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
External links
Media related to Toholampi at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Toholampi – Official website
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