Veteli
| Veteli Vetil | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Vetelin kunta | ||
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 Location of Veteli in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°ECoordinates: 63°28.5′N 23°47.5′E / 63.4750°N 23.7917°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Kaustinen sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Liisa Veiskola | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 520.91 km2 (201.12 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 502.31 km2 (193.94 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 224th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 3,349 | |
| • Rank | 231st largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 6.67/km2 (17.3/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 97.5% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 1.5% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 62.6% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.6% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.75% | |
| Website | www.veteli.fi | |
Veteli (Swedish: Vetil) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,349 (30 June 2015)[2] and covers an area of 520.91 square kilometres (201.12 sq mi) of which 18.6 km2 (7.2 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (17.3/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Veteli:
- Centre Party 42.1%
- True Finns 39.3%
- Social Democratic Party 7.8%
- Christian Democrats 4.2%
- National Coalition Party 3.3%
- Left Alliance 1.0%
- Swedish People's Party 0.7%
- Green League 0.6%
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 Veteli at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Veteli – Official website
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