| Nousiainen | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Nousiaisten kunta | |||
| Nousiainen Church | |||
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| Location of Nousiainen in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Hannu Rämö | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 199.43 km2 (77 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 198.81 km2 (76.8 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0.62 km2 (0.2 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 302nd largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,860 | ||
| • Rank | 197th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 24.45/km2 (63.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 0.8% | ||
| • Others | 0.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 21.7% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 64.5% | ||
| • 65 or older | 13.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.nousiainen.fi | ||
Nousiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnousiˌɑinen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. The seat of the bishop of Finland was in Nousis in the early 13th century.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 4,860 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 199.43 square kilometres (77.00 sq mi) of which 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 24.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (63.3 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.
Nousiainen is also a common surname within Finland.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Nousiainen Nousiainen] at Wikimedia Commons
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