Laitila
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| Laitila | ||
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| Town | ||
| Laitilan kaupunki | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°53′N 021°42′E / 60.883°N 21.700°ECoordinates: 60°53′N 021°42′E / 60.883°N 21.700°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Finland Proper | |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| City rights | 1986 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Jukka Alkio | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 545.33 km2 (210.55 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 531.68 km2 (205.28 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 215th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 8,462 | |
| • Rank | 129th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 15.92/km2 (41.2/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.3% | |
| • Others | 1.4% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 17.1% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.1% | |
| • 65 or older | 19.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.laitila.fi | |
Laitila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈlɑitilɑ]; Swedish: Letala) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 8,462 (31 August 2013)[2] and covers an area of 545.33 square kilometres (210.55 sq mi) of which 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.2 /sq mi). Laitila is renowned for its poultry farms and egg festival.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Laitila at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Laitila – Official site (Finnish)
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