Malax

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Coat of Arms of Malax
Coat of Arms of Malax

Malax in Swedish or Maalahti in Finnish is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,549 (2003) and covers an area of 1022.59 km² of which 508 km² is water. The population density is 10.8 inhabitants per km².

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (89 %) being Swedish and the minority Finnish speakers.


  Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Coat of arms of Ostrobothnia
Isokyrö | Jakobstad | Kaskinen | Korsholm | Korsnäs | Kristinestad | Kronoby | Laihia | Larsmo | Malax | Nykarleby | Närpes | Oravais | Pedersöre | Vaasa | Vähäkyrö | Vörå-Maxmo
Ostrobothnia Region | Western Finland | Finland



Coordinates: 62°56′40″N, 21°32′50″E