Malax
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| Malax Malax – Maalahti |
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| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta |
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| Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.55°ECoordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.55°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1607 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,954.93 km2 (754.80 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 44th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 5,618 | ||
| • Rank | 177th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 10.78/km2 (27.9/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Swedish | 88.2% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 9.1% (official) | ||
| • Others | 2.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 23.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.malax.fi | ||
Malax (Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,618 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.93 square kilometres (754.80 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.78 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.9 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Malax:
- Swedish People's Party 82.7%
- Social Democratic Party 7.8%
- Christian Democrats 2.9%
- True Finns 2.5%
- Centre Party 1.5%
- National Coalition Party 0.9%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.3%
[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 Malax at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Malax – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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