Kaustinen
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| Kaustinen | |||
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| Kaustisen kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 63°33′N 023°41.5′E / 63.55°N 23.6917°ECoordinates: 63°33′N 023°41.5′E / 63.55°N 23.6917°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1866 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Arto Alpia | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 361.12 km2 (139.43 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 354.03 km2 (136.69 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 261st largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,278 | ||
| • Rank | 209th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 12.08/km2 (31.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 1.8% | ||
| • Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 64.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 17.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Website | www.kaustinen.fi | ||
Kaustinen (Swedish: Kaustby) is a municipality of Finland.
It is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 4,278 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 361.12 square kilometres (139.43 sq mi) of which 7.09 km2 (2.74 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.08 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
It is the home to the Kaustinen Folk Music Festival, held every July.
[edit] Famous people from Kaustinen
- Konsta Jylhä (1910–1984), folk music composer, fiddler and master pelimanni
- Pehr Henrik Nordgren (1944–2008), classical composer
[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 Kaustinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kaustinen – Official website
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