Merikarvia
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| Merikarvia | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Merikarvian kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E / 61.8583°N 21.5°ECoordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E / 61.8583°N 21.5°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1639 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Pentti Ala-Luopa | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,246.24 km2 (481.18 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 446.04 km2 (172.22 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 89th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 3,303 | ||
| • Rank | 240th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 7.41/km2 (19.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.3% | ||
| • Others | 0.6% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 13.9% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 59% | ||
| • 65 or older | 27.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.merikarvia.fi | ||
Merikarvia (Swedish: Sastmola) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Satakunta region.
The municipality has a population of 3,303 (31 January 2012)[2] and it covers an area of 1,246.24 square kilometres (481.18 sq mi), of which 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (19.2 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
[edit] Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Merikarvia:
- Centre Party 35.7%
- True Finns 23.7%
- Social Democratic Party 18.6%
- National Coalition Party 11.3%
- Left Alliance 6.1%
- Christian Democrats 2.6%
- Green League 1.7%
[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 Merikarvia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Merikarvia – Official website
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