Sievi
Sievi | |
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Municipality | |
Sievin kunta Sievi kommun | |
Coordinates: 63°54′N 024°31′E / 63.900°N 24.517°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | North Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Ylivieska |
Charter | 1867 |
Government | |
• Municipal manager | Markku Koski |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 800.55 km2 (309.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 786.4 km2 (303.6 sq mi) |
• Water | 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) |
• Rank | 104th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
• Total | 4,713 |
• Rank | 174th largest in Finland |
• Density | 5.99/km2 (15.5/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Finnish | 96.2% (official) |
• Swedish | 0.2% |
• Others | 3.5% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 25.1% |
• 15 to 64 | 54.8% |
• 65 or older | 20.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www |
Sievi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsie̯ʋi]) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the North Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,713 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 800.55 square kilometres (309.09 sq mi) of which 13.55 km2 (5.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.5/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
History
The name of Sievi is derived from the word sievä, which in the local dialect means "smooth". The name was in reference to an esker on which the farm of Sievi(lä) was located. Said farm was first mentioned in 1547 and was owned by Olli Ollinpoika Hihna. Sievi was a part of the Kalajoki parish, under which it became a chapel community in 1645. The chapel community was also known as Evijärvi (not to be confused with the Southern Ostrobothnian Evijärvi) after another village in the area, which is nowadays known as Järvikylä. After becoming an independent parish and municipality in 1862, Sievi became the only official name for it.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "SuomalainenPaikannimikirja_e-kirja_kuvallinen.pdf" (PDF). kaino.kotus.fi (in Finnish). p. 51+411. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
External links
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