Brändö
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This article is about the municipality in Åland. For the district of Helsinki, see Kulosaari.
| Brändö | ||
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| Brändö kommun | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°24′42″N 21°2′42″E / 60.41167°N 21.04500°ECoordinates: 60°24′42″N 21°2′42″E / 60.41167°N 21.04500°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | John Wrede | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,648.48 km2 (636.48 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 108.07 km2 (41.73 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 61st largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-02-28)[2] | ||
| • Total | 478 | |
| • Rank | 330th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.42/km2 (11.4/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Swedish | 84.6% (official) | |
| • Finnish | 11.8% | |
| • Others | 3.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.7% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.3% | |
| • 65 or older | 18% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 17% | |
| Website | www.brando.ax | |
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 478 (28 February 2013)[2] and covers an area of 1,648.48 square kilometres (636.48 sq mi) of which 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.42 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.4 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 28.2.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 16 January 2013.
- ^ a b "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. 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. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links [edit]
Media related to Brändö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Brändö – Official website
- Map of Brändö
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