Multia, Finland
Multia | ||
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Municipality | ||
Multian kunta | ||
Multia Church | ||
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Location of Multia in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°ECoordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Central Finland | |
Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region | |
Charter | 1868 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Jukka Kivitalo | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 765.62 km2 (295.61 sq mi) | |
• Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) | |
• Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 156th largest in Finland | |
Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
• Total | 1,745 | |
• Rank | 295th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 2.38/km2 (6.2/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.2% | |
• Others | 1% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
• 15 to 64 | 55.5% | |
• 65 or older | 29.3% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
Website | www.multia.fi |
Multia is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,745 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 765.62 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[6] The population density is 2.38 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[7]
Gallery
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The organs of Multia Church
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Multia Parish House
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The altar of Multia Church
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.
- ↑ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
External links
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (Finnish)
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