Eurajoki
| Eurajoki Euraåminne | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Eurajoen kunta | ||
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 Location of Eurajoki in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E / 61.200°N 21.733°ECoordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E / 61.200°N 21.733°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region | |
| Charter | 1869 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Harri Hiitiö | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 643.78 km2 (248.56 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 345.39 km2 (133.36 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 192nd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,938 | |
| • Rank | 167th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 17.19/km2 (44.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 0.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.9% | |
| • 65 or older | 17.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.eurajoki.fi | |
Eurajoki (Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,938 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 643.78 square kilometres (248.56 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.19 inhabitants per square kilometre (44.5/sq mi).
Two of Finland's four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Eurajoki:
- Centre Party 33.7%
- Social Democratic Party 26.4%
- True Finns 19.2%
- National Coalition Party 10.9%
- Left Alliance 5.2%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
- Green League 1.3%
See also
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 Eurajoki at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website
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