Lumijoki
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Finnish. (June 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Lumijoki | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Lumijoen kunta Lumijoki kommun | |
 | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Lumijoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°50.2′N 025°11.2′E / 64.8367°N 25.1867°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Oulu |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Paula Karsi-Ruokolainen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 290.29 km2 (112.08 sq mi) |
| • Land | 214.12 km2 (82.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 259th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-08-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 2,014 |
| • Rank | 256th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.41/km2 (24.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 4.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 27% |
| • 15 to 64 | 54.4% |
| • 65 or older | 18.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www.lumijoki.fi |
Lumijoki is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,014 (31 August 2024)[2] and covers an area of 290.29 square kilometres (112.08 sq mi) of which 77.1 km2 (29.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Hailuoto, Liminka, Oulu and Siikajoki.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[5]
History
[edit]Lumijoki literally means "snow river", most likely through Lumijärvi, the lake from which the river Lumijoki once began from. Toponyms with the word lumi usually refer to areas where the snow stays for longer than in nearby areas. The village was first mentioned in 1548, when it was a part of the Liminka parish. It gained chapel rights in 1640, eventually becoming an independent parish and municipality in 1867.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 24 September 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
- ^ http://www.stat.fi/meta/luokitukset/kielisuhde/001-2012/luokitusavain_teksti.txt[permanent dead link]
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 245. Retrieved 22 December 2022.
External links
[edit]
Media related to Lumijoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Lumijoki – Official website (in Finnish)
Places adjacent to Lumijoki | |
|---|---|
| Municipalities |  | |
|---|---|---|
| Former | ||
| International | |
|---|---|
| Geographic | |
 | This Oulu Province location article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |