Haapajärvi

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Haapajärvi
Town
Haapajärven kaupunki
Haapajärvi railway station
Haapajärvi railway station
Coat of arms of Haapajärvi
Coat of arms
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Location of Haapajärvi in Finland
Country  Finland
Region Northern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Nivala–Haapajärvi sub-region
Charter 1868
Town privileges 1977
Government
 • Town manager Maija-Liisa Veteläinen
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 789.08 km2 (304.67 sq mi)
 • Land 765.64 km2 (295.62 sq mi)
 • Water 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi)
Area rank 150th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 7,424
 • Rank 137th largest in Finland
 • Density 9.7/km2 (25/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.1% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.7%
 • 15 to 64 62.2%
 • 65 or older 17.2%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 21%
Website www.haapajarvi.fi

Haapajärvi is a town and municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 7,424 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 789.08 square kilometres (304.67 sq mi) of which 23.44 km2 (9.05 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (25/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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