Kajaani
Kajaani (Swadish: Kajana) is a toun an municipality in Finland. It is the center an caipital o the Kainuu region. It is locatit southeast o Oulujärvi (Lake Oulu), which drains tae the Gulf o Bothnia alang the Oulujoki (river Oulu).
Kajaani | ||
|---|---|---|
Toun | ||
| Kajaanin kaupunki | ||
 The auld Toun haw | ||
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 Location o Kajaani in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 64°13.5′N 027°44′E / 64.2250°N 27.733°ECoordinates: 64°13.5′N 027°44′E / 64.2250°N 27.733°E | ||
| Kintra |  Finland | |
| Region | Kainuu | |
| Sub-region | Kajaani sub-region | |
| Charter | 1651 | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Toun manager | Jari Tolonen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 2,264.01 km2 (874.14 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,835.07 km2 (708.52 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 428.94 km2 (165.61 sq mi) | |
| Aurie rank | 33rd lairgest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 38,005 | |
| • Rank | 28t lairgest in Finland | |
| • Density | 20.71/km2 (53.6/sq mi) | |
| Population bi native leid | ||
| • Finnish | 97.7% (offeecial) | |
| • Swadish | 0.1% | |
| • Ithers | 2.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 tae 14 | 16.7% | |
| • 15 tae 64 | 66.4% | |
| • 65 or aulder | 16.9% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Wabsteid | www.kajaani.fi | |
Thare are 38,005 (31 August 2013)[2] indwallers, an ceety surface aurie is 2,264.01 square kilometres (874.14 sq mi) o which 428.94 km2 (165.61 sq mi) is watter. The population density is 20.71 inhabitants per square kilometre (53.6/sq mi). The toun is unilingually Finnish.
Internaitional relationsEedit
Twin touns — Sister citiesEedit
Kajaani is twinned wi:
| Ceety | Kintra | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Östersund |  Swaden
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1943 |
| Rostov-on-Don |  Roushie
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1956 |
| Schwalm-Eder-Kreis |  Germany
|
1973 |
| Nyíregyháza |  Hungary
|
1981 |
| Marquette |  Unitit States
|
1997 |
| Jiujiang |  Cheenae
|
2006 |
| Bayonne |  Fraunce
|
2008[6] |
ReferencesEedit
- ↑ "Area by municipality as of 1 Januar 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish an Swadish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish an Swadish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 Dizember 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 Dizember 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ "National Commission for Decentralised cooperation". Délégation pour l’Action Extérieure des Collectivités Territoriales (Ministère des Affaires étrangères) (in French). Retrieved 2013-12-26.