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Toholampi

Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E / 63.7750°N 24.250°E / 63.7750; 24.250
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Toholampi
Municipality
Toholammin kunta
Toholampi kommun
Toholampi church
Toholampi church
Coat of arms of Toholampi
Location of Toholampi in Finland
Location of Toholampi in Finland
Coordinates: 63°46.5′N 024°15′E / 63.7750°N 24.250°E / 63.7750; 24.250
Country Finland
RegionCentral Ostrobothnia
Sub-regionKaustinen sub-region
Charter1865
Government
 • Municipal managerJukka Hillukkala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total616.89 km2 (238.18 sq mi)
 • Land609.16 km2 (235.20 sq mi)
 • Water8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi)
 • Rank139th largest in Finland
Population
 (2024-08-31)[2]
 • Total2,827
 • Rank222nd largest in Finland
 • Density4.64/km2 (12.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.6% (official)
 • Swedish0.1%
 • Others2.2%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.3%
 • 15 to 6453.7%
 • 65 or older28.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.toholampi.fi

Toholampi is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 2,827 (31 August 2024)[6] and covers an area of 616.89 square kilometres (238.18 sq mi) of which 8.45 km2 (3.26 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.64 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.0/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Kannus, Kokkola, Lestijärvi and Sievi.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

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  • Mika Lintilä, politician
  • Hannu Hirvikoski, writer
  • Pekka Jylhä, sculptor
  • Mauri Leppänen, volleyballer
  • Virve Nuotio, soloist
  • Samsa Tuikka, runner
  • Teemu Wirkkala, javelin thrower
  • Albert Gebhard, painter

References

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  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,625,011 at the end of August 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-09-24. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-09-25.
  3. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009". Population Information System (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Archived from the original on 2010-12-02. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
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