Eurajoki

Eurajoki
—  Municipality  —
Eurajoen kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates:
Country Finland
Region Satakunta
Sub-region Rauma sub-region
Charter 1869
Government
 • Municipality manager Harri Hiitiö
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 • Total 643.78 km2 (248.6 sq mi)
 • Land 345.39 km2 (133.4 sq mi)
 • Water 298.39 km2 (115.2 sq mi)
Area rank 192nd largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 • Total 5,918
 • Rank 167th largest in Finland
 • Density 17.13/km2 (44.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 0.9%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.3%
 • 15 to 64 63.9%
 • 65 or older 17.8%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 18%
Website www.eurajoki.fi

Eurajoki (Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 5,918 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 643.78 square kilometres (248.56 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.13 inhabitants per square kilometre (44.4 /sq mi).

Two of Finland's four nuclear power plants are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other current plants are located in Loviisa.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

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Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Eurajoki:

See also

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. ^ "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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