Vehmaa
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| Vehmaa | |||
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| Vehmaan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°ECoordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1869 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Pekka Seppälä | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 202.09 km2 (78.03 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 188.77 km2 (72.88 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 300th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,357 | ||
| • Rank | 279th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 12.49/km2 (32.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| • Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 16.4% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 62.2% | ||
| • 65 or older | 21.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Website | www.vehmaa.fi | ||
Vehmaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋehmɑː]; Swedish: Vemo) 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 2,357 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 202.09 square kilometres (78.03 sq mi) of which 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (32.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vehmaa is known of their red Granite Balmoral red, as well as being the birthplace of Albin Stenroos who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.
[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 Vehmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vehmaa – Official website (Finnish)
- Balmoral Red Fine Grain Granite
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