Pello
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| Pello | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Location of Pello in Finland Location of Pello in Finland |
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| Country |  Finland |
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| Region | Lapland | |
| Sub-region | Tornio Valley sub-region | |
| Charter | 1867 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Tapani Melaluoto | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,863.69 km2 (719.57 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 1,737.57 km2 (670.88 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 48th largest in Finland | |
| Elevation | 64 m (210 ft) | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,615 | |
| • Rank | 215th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.08/km2 (5.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Sami | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 0.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | |
| • 65 or older | 27% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | |
| Website | www |
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Pello (formerly Turtola) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) north of the Arctic Circle in the western part of the province of Lapland, and is part of the Lapland region. The municipality is on the national border with Sweden, by the Tornionjoki-river. The municipality has a population of 3,615 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 1,863.69 square kilometres (719.57 sq mi) of which 126.12 km2 (48.70 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish, according to the legal definition in Finland.
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- Municipality of Pello – Official website (Finnish)
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