Kaskinen
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| Kaskinen Kaskinen – Kaskö |
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| Kaskisten kaupunki Kaskö stad |
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| Coordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.25°ECoordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.25°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Suupohjan rannikkoseutu | ||
| Founded | 1785 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Marlene Svens | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 175.36 km2 (67.71 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 164.87 km2 (63.66 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 315th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,411 | ||
| • Rank | 313th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 134.51/km2 (348.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 68.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 28.1% (official) | ||
| • Others | 3.9% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 67.1% | ||
| • 65 or older | 21% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.kaskinen.fi | ||
Kaskinen (Swedish: Kaskö) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kaskinen is 1,411 (31 January 2012)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 134.51 /km2 (348.4 /sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish (68%) and the minority Swedish (28%).[3]
Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status.
The first pulp mill was built in Kaskinen.[citation needed]
[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.
- ^ 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. 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 Kaskinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kaskinen – Official website
- Map of Kaskinen
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