Utajärvi
Municipality
Utajärven kunta
Utajärvi kommun
Utajärvi Church
Utajärvi Church
Coat of arms of Utajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Coordinates: 64°45′N 026°25′E / 64.750°N 26.417°E / 64.750; 26.417
Country Finland
RegionNorth Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionOulunkaari
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipality managerKyösti Juujärvi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,736.73 km2 (670.56 sq mi)
 • Land1,669.46 km2 (644.58 sq mi)
 • Water65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi)
 • Rank37th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total2,485
 • Rank235th largest in Finland
 • Density1.49/km2 (3.9/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish97.4% (official)
 • Others2.6%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1414.7%
 • 15 to 6453.5%
 • 65 or older31.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.utajarvi.fi

Utajärvi is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is 58 kilometres (36 mi) from Utajärvi to Oulu and 125 kilometres (78 mi) to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of 2,485 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,736.73 square kilometres (670.56 sq mi) of which 65.55 km2 (25.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (3.9/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

The popular rockgroup 22-Pistepirkko was formed in Utajärvi in 1980.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.

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