Aura, Finland
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For other meanings, see Aura (disambiguation). For the river, see Aura (river).
| Aura | |||
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| Auran kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.65°N 22.583°ECoordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.65°N 22.583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1917 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Jari Kesäniemi | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 95.57 km2 (36.90 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 94.98 km2 (36.67 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 330th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,981 | ||
| • Rank | 219th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 41.91/km2 (108.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| • Others | 1.4% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 21% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 65.9% | ||
| • 65 or older | 13.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.25% | ||
| Website | www.aura.fi | ||
Aura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑurɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough (aura in Finnish) reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality has a population of 3,981 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 95.57 square kilometres (36.90 sq mi) of which 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 41.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (108.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
[edit] External links
Media related to Aura at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Aura – Official website (Finnish)
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