Multia, Finland
| Multia | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Multian kunta | ||
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| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°ECoordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Central Finland | |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Kivitalo | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 765.62 km2 (295.61 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 156th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 1,846 | |
| • Rank | 295th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 2.52/km2 (6.5/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 1% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 55.5% | |
| • 65 or older | 29.3% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Website | www.multia.fi | |
Multia is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,846 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 765.62 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.[6] The population density is 2.52 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[7]
Gallery
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The organs of Multia Church
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Multia Parish House
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The altar of Multia Church
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 31.1.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
External links
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (Finnish)
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