Merijärvi
Merijärvi | |
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Municipality | |
| Merijärven kunta Merijärvi kommun | |
Location of Merijärvi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 64°17.8′N 024°26.8′E / 64.2967°N 24.4467°E | |
| Country | Finland |
| Region | North Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Ylivieska |
| Charter | 1866 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kari Jokela |
| Area (2018-01-01) | |
• Total | 231.63 km2 (89.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 229.97 km2 (88.79 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.8 km2 (0.7 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 253rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2025-03-31) | |
• Total | 1,048 |
| • Rank | 290th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 4.56/km2 (11.8/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.6% (official) |
| • Others | 0.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 24.4% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51% |
| • 65 or older | 24.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Website | www |
Merijärvi is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Oulu and is part of the Northern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 1,048 (31 March 2025) and covers an area of 231.63 square kilometres (89.43 sq mi) of which 1.8 km2 (0.69 sq mi) is water. The population density is 4.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.