Brändö

This article is about the municipality in Åland. Brändö is also the Swedish name for Kulosaari, a district of Helsinki.
Brändö
—  Municipality  —
Brändö kommun

Coat of arms
Location of Brändö in Finland
Brändö
Location in Åland Islands
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Archipelago sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager John Wrede
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,648.48 km2 (636.5 sq mi)
 • Land 108.07 km2 (41.7 sq mi)
 • Water 1,540.41 km2 (594.8 sq mi)
Area rank 61st largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 487
 • Rank 330th largest in Finland
 • Density 4.51/km2 (11.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 84.6% (official)
 • Finnish 11.8%
 • Others 3.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 17.7%
 • 15 to 64 64.3%
 • 65 or older 18%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 17%
Website www.brando.ax

Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 487 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,648.48 square kilometres (636.48 sq mi) of which 1,540.41 km2 (594.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.7 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
  3. ^ a b "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009. 
  4. ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009. 
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

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