Askola
For the Finnish athlete, see Arvo Askola.
| Askola | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Askolan kunta | ||
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 Location of Askola in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°ECoordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region | |
| Charter | 1896 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Esko Rautiainen | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 212.42 km2 (82.02 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 295th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,108 | |
| • Rank | 196th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 24.05/km2 (62.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 95.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 2.8% | |
| • Others | 1.7% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.6% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 13.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.askola.fi | |
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈaskola]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,108 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 24.05 inhabitants per square kilometre (62.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Askola:
- True Finns 32.1%
- Centre Party 21.9%
- National Coalition Party 16.1%
- Social Democratic Party 14.8%
- Green League 5.4%
- Left Alliance 5.0%
- Christian Democrats 1.8%
- Swedish People's Party 1,6%
People born in Askola
- Juho Laakso (1854 – 1915)
- Erkki Peltonen (1861 – 1942)
- Johannes Linnankoski (1869 – 1913)
- Oskar Kumpu (1889 – 1935)
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.
External links
Media related to Askola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Askola – Official website
Askola Church
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