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North Karelia

Northern Karelia or Pohjois-Karjala (also Pohjues-Karjala ) ( Fin. Pohjois-Karjala ; Swede. Norra Karelen ) is a region of Finland located in Eastern Finland. North Karelia has a common border with Russia with a length of 296 km. The center of the region is Joensuu . Other significant cities are Kitee , Lieksa , Outokumpu . There are 2,200 lakes in North Karelia. The largest lake of this province rich with reservoirs is Pielinen (area of ​​868 km²). The highest point is the Kolya hill in Lieksa, at a height of 347 meters above sea level.

Maakunta (region)
North Karelia
fin. Pohjois-karjala
Swede. Norra karelen
Emblem
FlagEmblem
A country Finland
Includes14 communities
Adm CentreJoensuu
History and geography
Date of education
Square17,762 km² (4th place )
TimezoneEET ( UTC + 2 , in summer UTC + 3 )
Population
Population165 754 people ( 2012 ) ( 14th place )
Density9.33 people / km² (17th place)
Digital identifiers
ISO 3166-2 codeFI-13
Official site
North Karelia on the map

North Karelia is bordered by the Kainuu regions in the north, North Savo and South Savo in the west, South Karelia in the south, and the Republic of Karelia of the Russian Federation in the east. In Ilomantsi, North Eastern Karelia is the easternmost point on the border of the European Union .

Content

Municipalities

There are 14 communities in North Karelia (municipalities, communes), 5 of which are urban , the rest are rural.

  1. Joensuu (including from January 1, 2005 Kiihtelusvaara and
    Tuupovaara , and from January 1, 2009 Eno and Pyhyaselkya )
  2. Ilomantsi
  3. Yuuka
  4. Kesalahti
  5. Kitee
  6. Kontiolahti
  7. Lieksa
  8. Leperi
  9. Nurmes
  10. Outokumpu
  11. Polvijärvi
  12. Rääkkylä
  13. Tohmajärvi (including Värtsilä from January 1, 2005)
  14. Valtimo

 

Economy

Communities are grouped into three districts (economic regions):

  • Joensuu district : Joensuu , Ilomantsi , Kontiolahti , Liperi , Outokumpu , Polviyärvi
  • District of Central Karelia : Keslahti , Kitee , Tohmajärvi , Rääkkylä
  • Pielinensky region of Karelia : Yuuka , Lieksa , Nurmes , Valtimo

According to GDP per capita in 2017, the region ranked last but one in Finland with an indicator of 26,595 euros per person. [one]

Historical Province

  • see Karelia (Finland)

Notes

  1. ↑ Tilastokeskus. National Accounts (English) . www.stat.fi. The appeal date is July 20, 2019.

Links

  • Pohjois-Karjalan maakuntaliitto (Provincial Union of North Karelia)
  • VisitKarelia - North Karelia (Rus.)
Source - https://ru.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=North_Karelia&oldid=101144415


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