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Utajärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is from Utajärvi to Oulu and to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Key facts

Settlement.name
Utajärvi
Settlement.settlement_type
Municipality
Settlement.image_skyline
Utajarvi church.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Utajärvi Church
Settlement.image_shield
Utajärvi.vaakuna.svg
Settlement.shield_size
120x80px
Settlement.image_map
Utajärvi sijainti Suomi.svg
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Utajärvi in Finland
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
Region
Settlement.subdivision_name1
North Ostrobothnia
Settlement.subdivision_type2
Sub-region
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Oulunkaari
Settlement.leader_title
Municipality manager
Settlement.leader_name
Kyösti Juujärvi
Settlement.established_title
Charter
Settlement.established_date
1865
Settlement.timezone
EET

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Utajärvi () is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Northern Ostrobothnia region next to the border of the Kainuu region, and is part of the former province of Oulu. It is from Utajärvi to Oulu and to Kajaani. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is . The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The municipality is probably best known for the moraine region of Rokua, which is a popular summer and sports resort.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Utajärvi” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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