Aura, Finland
Aura | |
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Municipality | |
| Auran kunta Aura kommun | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Aura in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.650°N 22.583°ECoordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.650°N 22.583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Loimaa sub-region |
| Charter | 1917 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jari Kesäniemi |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 95.58 km2 (36.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 94.98 km2 (36.67 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 301st largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 3,958 |
| • Rank | 194th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 41.67/km2 (107.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.5% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.2% |
| • 65 or older | 20.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.aura.fi |
Aura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑu̯rɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough (aura in Finnish) reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä.
It is part of the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality has a population of 3,958 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 95.58 square kilometres (36.90 sq mi) of which 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 41.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (107.9/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Geography[edit]
Villages[edit]
In 1967, Aura had 23 legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät):[6]
- Auvainen
- Hypöinen
- Ihava
- Järvenoja
- Järykselä
- Kaerla
- Karviainen
- Kinnarla
- Kuuskoski
- Käetty
- Lahto
- Laukkaniitty
- Leikola
- Leinikkala
- Leppäkoski
- Paimala
- Pitkäniitty
- Prunkkala
- Puho
- Seppälä
- Sikilä
- Simola
- Viilaila
Demographics[edit]
In 2020, 19.0% of the population of Aura was under the age of 15, 60.2% were aged 15 to 64, and 20.8% were over the age of 65. The average age was 42.0, under the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 44.0. Speakers of Finnish made up 96.8% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.6%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.6%. Foreign nationals made up 2.1% of the total population.[7]
The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Aura from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.
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Urban areas[edit]
In 2019, out of the total population of 3,941, 2,705 people lived in urban areas and 1,166 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 70 people were unknown. This made Aura's degree of urbanization 69.9%.[9] The urban population in the municipality was divided between two urban areas as follows:[10]
| # | Urban area | Population |
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| 1 | Aura railway station area | 2,700 |
| 2 | Lieto railway station area | 5[a] |
Economy[edit]
In 2018, 5.2% of the workforce of Aura worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 34.9% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 57.6% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 5.7%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 23.7%.[11]
The ten largest employers in Aura in 2019 were as follows:[12]
- Municipality of Aura, 138 employees
- Reka Kumi Oy, 63 еmployees
- Turun Osuuskauppa, 55 employees
- Oy WW-Offshore Ab, 41 employees
- Aurajoki Oy, 40 employees
- Humana Hoiva Oy, 37 employees
- JPV-Engineering Oy, 31 employees
- Criminal Sanctions Agency, 30 employees
- Posti Oy, 28 employees
- Pilke päiväkodit Oy, 21 employees
See also[edit]
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ Inki, Valto; Papunen, Pentti (1967). "Aura". Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi. Helsinki: WSOY.
- ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-04-06. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-05-25. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Municipal key figures 1987-2020 (with the 2021 regional division)". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2021-04-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021. (2018 and 2019)
- ^ "Kunnittainen toimipaikkatilasto" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2016-11-14. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
External links[edit]
Media related to Aura at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Aura – Official website (in Finnish)
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