| Korsnäs | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Korsnäs kommun | |||
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| Location of Korsnäs in Finland | |||
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| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1887 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Anita Ismark | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,424.71 km2 (550.1 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 235.65 km2 (91 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1,189.06 km2 (459.1 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 73rd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 2,257 | ||
| • Rank | 280th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 9.58/km2 (24.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Swedish | 91.2% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 3.2% | ||
| • Others | 5.5% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.4% | ||
| • 65 or older | 23.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.korsnas.fi | ||
Korsnäs 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 2,257 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,424.71 square kilometres (550.08 sq mi) of which 1,189.06 km2 (459.10 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.58 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. 91.2% of the population speaks Swedish, 3.2% Finnish and 5.5% other languages as their first language.[3]
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Due to the post-glacial rebound, most of the area that today forms the municipality of Korsnäs stood under water until around 1000 A.D. The first settlement in Korsnäs is assumed to stem from the 13th century.[6] Some place names of Finnish origin (such as Molpe (Moikipää) and Taklax (Takalaksi)) indicate a Finnish-speaking presence in the 13th century, although it is disputed if these people (probably from Häme) only used the area for fishing on a seasonly basis[7] or if they established a proper, but sparse, settlement.[8] Swedish-speaking settlers came to the area in the 13th or 14th century.
In the 2004 Municipal elections Swedish People's Party got 100% of the votes, even more than some ruling parties in a single party system.[9]
Korsnäs is the municipality's official name in both Swedish and Finnish. The Finnish names Korsnääsi or Ristitaipale[10] are known to have been used historically in some contexts.
Korsnäs was first mentioned in historical documents is 1442, and some individual villages, like Molpe (then called Moikipä) was first mentioned in 1490, and Harrström (then called Harffuaström) in 1494. Korsnäs became an independent municipality in 1887. Prior to that, the area belonged to Närpes.[11]
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