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For the municipality of Sweden, see Övertorneå Municipality.
Ylitornio
—  Municipality  â€”
Ylitornion kunta
Welcome to Ylitornio.

Coat of arms
Location of Ylitornio in Finland
Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E / 66.317; 23.667Coordinates: 66°19′N 023°40′E / 66.317°N 23.667°E / 66.317; 23.667
Country Finland
Region Lapland
Sub-region Tornio Valley sub-region
Charter 1809
Government
 - Municipal manager Erkki Keski-Nisula
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 2,212.64 km2 (854.3 sq mi)
 - Land 2,029.03 km2 (783.4 sq mi)
 - Water 183.61 km2 (70.9 sq mi)
Area rank 33rd largest in Finland
Population (2009-12-31)[2]
 - Total 4,809
 - Density 2.37/km2 (6.1/sq mi)
Population rank 196th largest in Finland
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 99.3% (official)
 - Swedish 0.3%
 - Sami 0.1%
 - Others 0.3%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 13%
 - 15 to 64 60%
 - 65 or older 27%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.ylitornio.fi

Ylitornio (Northern Sami: Badje-Duortnus, Swedish: Övertorneå) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Lapland at the shore of the Torne River, opposite to ÖvertorneÃ¥. The municipality has a population of 4,809 (31 December 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,212.64 square kilometres (854.31 sq mi) of which 183.61 km2 (70.89 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.1 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

See also

References

  1. ^ 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 20 February 2009.  
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.  
  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. 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.  
  4. ^ "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.  
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2010". Tax Administration of Finland. 24 November 2009. http://www.vero.fi/download.asp?id=5853;25512. Retrieved 13 January 2010.  

External links

Municipalities of Lapland
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 Coat of arms of Lapland
Former municipalities
Alatornio Â· Karunki Â· Kemijärven maalaiskunta Â· Petsamo Â· Rovaniemen maalaiskunta
Lapland Â· Finland







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