Hattula
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| Hattula | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Hattulan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°03′N 024°22′E / 61.05°N 24.367°ECoordinates: 61°03′N 024°22′E / 61.05°N 24.367°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Tavastia Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Hämeenlinna sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1868 | ||
| Seat | Parola | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Martti Pura | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 427.39 km2 (165.02 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 357.84 km2 (138.16 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 69.55 km2 (26.85 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 245th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,675 | ||
| • Rank | 104th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 27.04/km2 (70.0/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.4% | ||
| • Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 19% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 65.8% | ||
| • 65 or older | 15.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | ||
| Website | www.hattula.fi | ||
Hattula is a municipality of Finland. Its seat is in Parola.
It is part of the Tavastia Proper region and until 2010 it was located in the province of Southern Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,675 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 427.39 square kilometres (165.02 sq mi) of which 69.55 km2 (26.85 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
A central element of the landscape in Hattula is lake Vanajavesi by which most of the oldest settlements in the area are concentrated.
A notable monument is the Holy Cross Church in Hattula.
[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 Hattula at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Hattula – Official website
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