| Närpes | |||
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| — Town — | |||
| Närpes stad | |||
| Närpes Church | |||
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| Location of Närpes in Finland | |||
| Coordinates: | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Sydösterbotten sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| City rights | 1993 | ||
| Government | |||
| • City manager | Hans-Erik Lindqvist | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 2,334.15 km2 (901.2 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 977.15 km2 (377.3 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 1,357 km2 (523.9 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 31st largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2011-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 9,431 | ||
| • Rank | 110th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 9.65/km2 (25/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Swedish | 88.4% (official) | ||
| • Finnish | 5.8% | ||
| • Others | 5.8% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 14% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 61% | ||
| • 65 or older | 25% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | ||
| Website | www.narpes.fi | ||
Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö) is a town and municipality of Finland.
The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,431 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 2,334.15 square kilometres (901.22 sq mi) of which 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.0 /sq mi).
The town is unilingually Swedish. Many inhabitants speak a very archaic Swedish dialect that has been unaffected by many modern developments and resembles Old Swedish. There are many bands who sing in their dialect, e.g. 1G3B and Nektor.
Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes.
Media related to [//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:N%C3%A4rpes Närpes] at Wikimedia Commons
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