Liljendal
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| Liljendal | |||
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| — Former municipality — | |||
| Liljendal kommun Liljendalin kunta |
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| Coordinates: 60°34.5′N 026°03.5′E / 60.575°N 26.0583°ECoordinates: 60°34.5′N 026°03.5′E / 60.575°N 26.0583°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Eastern Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Loviisa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1575 | ||
| Consolidated | 2010 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Sten Frondén | ||
| Area[1] | |||
| • Total | 119.64 km2 (46.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 113.67 km2 (43.9 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.97 km2 (2.3 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-12-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 1,472 | ||
| • Density | 12.95/km2 (33.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 23.8% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 74.9% (official) | ||
| • Others | 1.3% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Website | www.liljendal.fi | ||
Liljendal is a former municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and was part of the Eastern Uusimaa region. The municipality had a population of 1,472 (31 December 2009)[2] and covered an area of 119.64 square kilometres (46.19 sq mi) of which 5.97 km2 (2.31 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density was 12.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.5 /sq mi).
The municipality was bilingual, with majority (74.9%) being Swedish and minority (23.8%) Finnish speakers.[3] The municipality has previously also been known as Liljentaali in Finnish documents.[4]
Liljendal was consolidated to Loviisa, together with Pernå and Ruotsinpyhtää, on January 1, 2010.
[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 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 December 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/4AD425C09E8E9093C22576AA001D7112/$file/091231.htm. Retrieved 13 January 2010.
- ^ 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.
- ^ http://books.google.com/books?q=Liljentaali&btnG=Search+Books
[edit] External links
Media related to Liljendal at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Liljendal – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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