Kontiolahti




Municipality in North Karelia, Finland

































































































Kontiolahti
Municipality
Kontiolahden kunta

Coat of arms of Kontiolahti
Coat of arms

Location of Kontiolahti in Finland
Location of Kontiolahti in Finland

Coordinates: 62°46′N 029°51′E / 62.767°N 29.850°E / 62.767; 29.850Coordinates: 62°46′N 029°51′E / 62.767°N 29.850°E / 62.767; 29.850
Country
 Finland
Region North Karelia
Sub-region Joensuu sub-region
Charter 1873
Government

 • Municipal manager Jere Penttilä
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]

 • Total 1,029.82 km2 (397.62 sq mi)
 • Land 799.72 km2 (308.77 sq mi)
 • Water 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi)
Area rank
101st largest in Finland
Population
(2018-08-31)[2]

 • Total 14,843
 • Rank
78th largest in Finland
 • Density 18.56/km2 (48.1/sq mi)

Population by native language
[3]

 • Finnish
7,001,982,000,000,000,000♠98.2% (official)
 • Others
7,000,180,000,000,000,000♠1.8%

Population by age
[4]

 • 0 to 14
7,001,228,000,000,000,000♠22.8%
 • 15 to 64
7,001,661,009,999,900,000♠66.1%
 • 65 or older
7,001,111,000,000,000,000♠11.1%
Time zone
UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]
 19.25%
Website www.kontiolahti.fi

Kontiolahti is a municipality of Finland.


It is located in the North Karelia region, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of Joensuu. The municipality has a population of 14,843 (31 August 2018)[2] and covers an area of 1,029.82 square kilometres (397.62 sq mi) of which 230.1 km2 (88.8 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 18.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.1/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Joensuu, Juuka, Lieksa, Liperi and Polvijärvi.


The municipality is unilingually Finnish.


The municipality has previously also been known as "Kontiolax" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Kontiolahti" also in Swedish.[6]


Kontiolahti hosted the Biathlon World Championships in 1990, 1999 and 2015.[7]



See also


  • Koli National Park


References





  1. ^ ab "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  2. ^ ab "Ennakkoväkiluku kuukausittain sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2018" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 21 October 2018.


  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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.


  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.


  6. ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten keskus. 8 September 2014. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 3 January 2015.


  7. ^ ""Kontiolahden Urheilijat" [Kontiolahti Sports Club]. Kontiolahti: Kontiolahden Urheilijat r.y. Archived from the original on 12 November 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.




External links




  • Media related to Kontiolahti at Wikimedia Commons


  • Municipality of Kontiolahti – Official website, finnish, english, germany and russian

  • Sirnihta Holiday Villa's











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