Askola

For the Finnish athlete, see Arvo Askola.
Askola
Municipality
Askolan kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Askola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E / 60.5283; 25.600Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E / 60.5283; 25.600
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:

People born in Askola

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "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

Askola Church
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