| Malax Malax – Maalahti |
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| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta |
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| Location of Malax in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1607 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 1,954.93 km2 (754.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 520.98 km2 (201.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2 (553.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 44th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 5,603 | ||
| • Rank | 177th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 10.75/km2 (27.8/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Swedish | 88.2% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 9.1% (official) | ||
| • Others | 2.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61.7% | ||
| • 65 or older | 23.1% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.malax.fi | ||
Malax (Finnish: Maalahti) 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 5,603 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.93 square kilometres (754.80 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Malax:
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Malax Malax] at Wikimedia Commons
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