Siuntio
| Siuntio Siuntio – Sjundeå | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Siuntion kunta Sjundeå kommun | ||
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St. Peter's Church in Siuntio | ||
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 Location of Siuntio in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°ECoordinates: 60°08′N 024°13′E / 60.133°N 24.217°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Uusimaa | |
| Sub-region | Helsinki sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipality manager | Juha-Pekka Isotupa | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 266.12 km2 (102.75 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 241.16 km2 (93.11 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 283rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 6,191 | |
| • Rank | 163rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 25.67/km2 (66.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 65.8% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 31.7% (official) | |
| • Others | 2.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 22.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 66.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 11.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21% | |
| Urbanisation | 33.6% | |
| Unemployment rate | 5.8% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.siuntio.fi | |
Siuntio (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈsiuntio], Swedish: Sjundeå) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 6,191 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 266.12 square kilometres (102.75 sq mi) of which 24.96 km2 (9.64 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 25.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (66.5/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual with the majority being Finnish and the minority Swedish-speakers.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Siuntio:
- National Coalition Party 25.0%
- Swedish People's Party 21.5%
- Social Democratic Party 16.6%
- True Finns 16.2%
- Green League 10.2%
- Centre Party 4.3%
- Left Alliance 3.5%
- Christian Democrats 1.7%
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 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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
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Media related to Siuntio at Wikimedia Commons -
Siuntio travel guide from Wikivoyage - Municipality of Siuntio – Official website (Finnish) (Swedish)
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