Kivijärvi

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Kivijärven kunta
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Kivijärvi coat of arms Location of Kivijärvi in ​​Finland
Basic data
State : FinlandFinland Finland
Landscape : Central Finland
Administrative community : Saarijärvi-Viitasaari
Geographical location 63 ° 7 '  N , 25 ° 6'  E Coordinates: 63 ° 7 '  N , 25 ° 6'  E
Surface: 599.86 km²
of which land area: 483.94 km²
of which inland waterways: 115.92 km²
Residents : 1,103 (Dec. 31, 2018)
Population density : 2.3 inhabitants / km²
Municipality number : 265
Language (s) : Finnish
Website : www.kivijarvi.fi

Kivijärvi [ ˈkiʋiˌjærʋi ] is a municipality with 1103 inhabitants (as of December 31, 2018) in central Finland . It is located 130 northwest of Jyväskylä on the northern edge of the Finnish Lake District .

The area was permanently settled in the 16th century, starting from Savo in Eastern Finland. Kivijärvi has existed as a political municipality since 1868. The modest parish church in the parish of Kivijärvi was built in 1874.

The parish village forms the population center of the community. It is located on a bay on the west bank of the eponymous lake Kivijärvi , which runs through the municipality over a length of 30 km from north to south. The municipality also includes the widely scattered villages Lokakylä, Karstula, Vastinki, Kumpulainen, Sompala, Kinnula, Saarensalmi, Keihärinkoski and Valkeisjärvi. In the summer months, the population of the community increases significantly when Finns move into their holiday homes, especially from the country's major cities. There are 650 such Mökkis on the banks of the Kivijärvi alone .

Kivijärvi is rural. Around a third of the workforce works in agriculture and forestry, the largest employer is the local government. Kivijärvi has an airfield with a 900 m long runway, which is mainly used by glider pilots. In the northeast, the municipality has a share in the Salamajärvi National Park, where forest reindeer can be seen, among other things .

coat of arms

Description of the coat of arms : In the silver shield there is a red-armored black rooster standing on a red background.

politics

As in most rural areas of Finland, the Center Party is the strongest party in Kivijärvi . In the 2008 local elections it received over 60% of the vote and has an absolute majority in the local council, the highest decision-making body for local affairs, with 11 out of 17 MPs. The second largest group is made up of the Social Democrats with four seats, followed by the conservative National Assembly Party with two seats.

Composition of the municipal council (2009–2012)
Political party 2008 election results Seats
Center Party 62.7% 11
Social democrats 22.9% 4th
National rally party 14.4% 2

Web links

Commons : Kivijärvi  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Maanmittauslaitos (Finnish land surveying office): Suomen pinta-alat kunnittain January 1, 2011 . (PDF; 199 kB)
  2. ↑ Statistical Office Finland: Table 11ra - Key figures on population by region, 1990-2018
  3. ↑ Finnish Ministry of Justice: Result of the 2008 local elections