Kustavi

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Kustavi
—  Municipality  —
Kustavin kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Kustavi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583
Country Finland
Region Finland Proper
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter 1874
Government
 • Municipal manager Veijo Katara
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 769.88 km2 (297.3 sq mi)
 • Land 166.43 km2 (64.3 sq mi)
 • Water 603.45 km2 (233 sq mi)
Area rank 154th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 873
 • Rank 325th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.25/km2 (13.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 96.9% (official)
 • Swedish 1.3%
 • Others 1.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.3%
 • 65 or older 26.4%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.kustavi.fi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 873 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 769.88 square kilometres (297.25 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.25 inhabitants per square kilometre (13.6 /sq mi).

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.

The municipality is a very popular summer resort and hosts over 2,800 summer cottages. The population gets tenfold during the summer months. The biggest events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August.

The municipality has the basic services including 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located next to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.

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