Ii, Finland
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| Ii | |||
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| Iin kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 65°19′N 025°22′E / 65.317°N 25.367°ECoordinates: 65°19′N 025°22′E / 65.317°N 25.367°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Oulu Province | ||
| Region | Northern Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Oulu Arc sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1445 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Kyösti Tornberg | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,810.2 km2 (1,085 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 1,550.53 km2 (598.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,259.67 km2 (486.4 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 9,180 | ||
| - Density | 5.92/km2 (15.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 99.5% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 0.4% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 23.1% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61.1% | ||
| - 65 or older | 15.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.ii.fi | ||
Ii (Swedish: Ijo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 9,180 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,810.2 square kilometres (1,085.0 sq mi) of which 1,259.67 km2 (486.36 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Ii merged with Kuivaniemi on 1 January 2007. The formed municipality is called Ii but it adopted the coat of arms of Kuivaniemi. Ii is notable for having the shortest place name in Finland, and also one of the shortest ones in the world.
[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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Ii at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Ii – Official website
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