Kaskinen
| Kaskinen Kaskinen – Kaskö | ||
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| Town | ||
| Kaskisten kaupunki Kaskö stad | ||
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Kaskinen | ||
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 Location of Kaskinen in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.250°ECoordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Suupohjan rannikkoseutu | |
| Founded | 1785 | |
| Government | ||
| • City manager | Marlene Svens | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 175.36 km2 (67.71 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 164.87 km2 (63.66 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 315th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,304 | |
| • Rank | 313th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 124.31/km2 (322.0/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 68.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 28.1% (official) | |
| • Others | 3.9% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 11.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 67.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 21% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Website | www.kaskinen.fi | |
Kaskinen (Swedish: Kaskö) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kaskinen is 1,304 (30 June 2015)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 124.31/km2 (322.0/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish (68%) and the minority Swedish (28%).[3]
Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status.
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.
- 1 2 "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 Kaskinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Kaskinen – Official website
- Map of Kaskinen
Kaskinen town hall
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