Taivassalo
| Taivassalo | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Taivassalon kunta | ||
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Taivassalo Church | ||
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 Location of Taivassalo in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°ECoordinates: 60°33.7′N 021°36.5′E / 60.5617°N 21.6083°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southwest Finland | |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | |
| Founded | 1155 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Vesa Rantala | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 217.67 km2 (84.04 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 140.44 km2 (54.22 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 296th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,643 | |
| • Rank | 303rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.6% | |
| • Others | 1.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 12.3% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 25.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.taivassalo.fi | |
Taivassalo (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈtɑiʋɑˌsːɑlo]; Swedish: Tövsala) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,643 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 217.67 square kilometres (84.04 sq mi) of which 77.23 km2 (29.82 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (30/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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
Media related to Taivassalo at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Taivassalo – Official website
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