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Merijärvi

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Country
  
Finland

Charter
  
1866

Municipal tax rate
  
20%

Region
  
Northern Ostrobothnia

Sub-region
  
Ylivieska sub-region

Time zone
  
EET (UTC+2)

Local time
  
Sunday 11:51 AM

Merijärvi

Area rank
  
253rd largest in Finland

Weather
  
-1°C, Wind S at 2 km/h, 61% Humidity

Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.

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Map of 86220 Merij%C3%A4rvi, Finland

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,130 (31 March 2016) and covers an area of 229.88 square kilometres (88.76 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.7/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Famous people in Merijärvi

  • Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament.
  • Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor.
  • Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament.
  • Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist.
  • References

    Merijärvi Wikipedia