Haapavesi
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| Haapavesi | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Haapaveden kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E / 64.1417°N 25.367°ECoordinates: 64°08.5′N 025°22′E / 64.1417°N 25.367°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Siikalatva sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Town privileges | 1996 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Jouko Luukkonen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,086.27 km2 (419.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,049.55 km2 (405.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 36.72 km2 (14.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 7,478 | ||
| - Density | 7.12/km2 (18.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.4% (official) | ||
| - Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 21.1% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.4% | ||
| - 65 or older | 16.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.haapavesi.fi | ||
Haapavesi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,478 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,086.27 square kilometres (419.41 sq mi) of which 36.72 km2 (14.18 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (18.4 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The town is most known of the Haapavesi Folk Music Festival[6] which gathers fantastic folkmusicians together from all over the world. Haapavesi is also known for its great skiers and even better moonshine.
Haapavesi has got a mediocre roundabout in the centre of the village.
At Haapavesi, there is a 327 metres (1,070 ft) tall guyed TV mast, which belongs to Finland's tallest man-made structures.
[edit] Haapaveden opisto
The school is situated quite in the centre of Haapavesi. A wide variety of leisure time opportunities as well as services are offered in the neighbourhood of the Folk High School. On the other hand, you can also find nature, silence and friendliness here.
The Folk High School is an ideologically independent boarding school. Its cosy and modern facilities offer an ideal setting for studies, meals and accommodation.
Haapavesi Folk High School is one of the eleven folk high schools cooperating in the HUMAK University of Applied Sciences. HUMAK offers education and training in the fields of Civic and youth work, Cultural management and production as well as Sign language interpreter. In Haapavesi Unit of HUMAK the focus is on civic and youth work.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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 on 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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
- ^ Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
[edit] External links
Media related to Haapavesi at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Haapavesi – Official website
- Haapavesi Folk Music Festival
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