:Merijärvi

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Merijärvi

| official_name = {{lang|fi|Merijärven kunta}}
{{lang|sv|Merijärvi kommun}}

| settlement_type = Municipality

| image_skyline = Merijärvi.jpg

| image_shield = Merijarvi.vaakuna.svg

| shield_size = 120x80px

| image_map = Merijärvi sijainti Suomi.svg

| map_caption = Location of Merijärvi in Finland

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|subdivision_type = Country

|subdivision_name = {{flag|Finland}}

| subdivision_type1 = Region

| subdivision_name1 = North Ostrobothnia

| subdivision_type2 = Sub-region

| subdivision_name2 = Ylivieska

| leader_title = Municipal manager

| leader_name = Kari Jokela

| established_title = Charter

| established_date = 1866

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|timezone = EET

|utc_offset = +02:00

|timezone_DST = EEST

|utc_offset_DST = +03:00

| website = {{Official URL}}

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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 {{formatnum: {{Data Finland municipality/population count|Merijärvi}}}} ({{#time: j F Y|{{Data Finland municipality/population count|sourcedate}}

}}) and covers an area of {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/total area|Merijärvi}}|km2}} of which {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/waters area|Merijärvi}}|km2|abbr=on}} is water. The population density is {{convert|{{Data Finland municipality/population density|Merijärvi|round=2}}|PD/km2}}.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Notable people

  • Juhani Alaranta, an ex-member of parliament{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
  • Erkki Haukipuro, a late member of parliament, minister and governor{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
  • Alvar Saukko, an ex-member of parliament{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}
  • Tuomas Myllylä, a cartoon artist{{citation needed|date=May 2024}}

References

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