Joroinen

Joroinen
JoroinenJorois
—  Municipality  —
Joroisten kunta
Jorois kommun
Joroinen church

Coat of arms
Location of Joroinen in Finland
Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E / 62.183; 27.833Coordinates: 62°11′N 027°50′E / 62.183°N 27.833°E / 62.183; 27.833
Country Finland
Region Southern Savonia
Sub-region Pieksämäki sub-region
Charter 1631
Government
 • Municipality manager Tenho Hotarinen
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 711.73 km2 (274.80 sq mi)
 • Land 575.43 km2 (222.17 sq mi)
 • Water 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi)
Area rank 172nd largest in Finland
Population (2013-02-28)[2]
 • Total 5,304
 • Rank 181st largest in Finland
 • Density 9.22/km2 (23.9/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.2% (official)
 • Swedish 0.4%
 • Others 1.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.6%
 • 15 to 64 64.3%
 • 65 or older 20.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.joroinen.fi

Joroinen (Swedish: Jorois) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Southern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of 5,304 (28 February 2013)[2] and covers an area of 711.73 square kilometres (274.80 sq mi) of which 136.3 km2 (52.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.9 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Varkaus Airport is located in Joroinen.

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 28.2.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 16 January 2013. 
  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. 
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