Kumlinge
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| Kumlinge | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Kumlinges kommun | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°ECoordinates: 60°15.5′N 020°46.7′E / 60.2583°N 20.7783°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province |  Åland |
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| Region | Åland | ||
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Jim Eriksson | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 860.39 km2 (332.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 99.26 km2 (38.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 761.13 km2 (293.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 360 | ||
| - Density | 3.63/km2 (9.4/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Swedish | 89.2% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 6.1% | ||
| - Others | 4.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 8.9% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.6% | ||
| - 65 or older | 27.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% | ||
| Website | www.kumlinge.ax | ||
Kumlinge is a municipality consisting of a group of islands in Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. Kumlinge, which is also the name of the largest island in the group, means "rocky passage."
The municipality has a population of 360 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 860.39 square kilometres (332.20 sq mi) of which 761.13 km2 (293.87 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 3.63 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.4 /sq mi).
89.2% of the population is Swedish-speaking, 6.1% is Finnish-speaking, and 4.7% speak other languages.[3]
The Kumlinge airfield is situated on the main island.
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[edit] History
The first visitors to Kumlinge were Vikings who stopped there during their voyages. The first permanent residents arrived in the 13th century. According to taxrolls from the 16th century there were about a dozen houses on the main island at the time, home to mostly farmers and fishermen. In the 20th century the population of Kumlinge slowly began to decline.
[edit] Sights
The church in the village is dedicated to St. Anne and dates from the 15th century. There are two farm museums in Kumlinge: Hermas museigård and Sjölunds gårdsmuseum. There is also a memorial stone in Fälberget which is dedicated to the war of 1808 when a Russian battalion was defeated in the village of Kumlinge. The old post route also goes through Kumlinge.
[edit] Demographics
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[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ 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 on 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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Kumlinge |
- Municipality of Kumlinge – Official website
- Visit Kumlinge! – the tourist gateway of Kumlinge
- Map of Kumlinge
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