Akaa
| Akaa Ackas | ||
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| Town | ||
| Akaan kaupunki | ||
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Akaa medieval stone sacristy | ||
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 Location of Akaa in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°ECoordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Pirkanmaa | |
| Sub-region | Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region | |
| Established | 2007 | |
| Seat | Toijala | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Aki Viitasaari | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 314.38 km2 (121.38 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 293.14 km2 (113.18 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 273rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 17,058 | |
| • Rank | 67th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 58.19/km2 (150.7/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 19.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.akaa.fi | |
Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.[6]
The convert has a population of 17,058 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 58.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (150.7/sq mi).
Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Akaa is twinned with:
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Sande, Norway -
Hallsberg Municipality, Sweden -
Tapa, Estonia
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
- ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
External links
Media related to Akaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Akaa – Official website
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