Rusko
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| Ruskon kunta | ||
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| Municipality | ||
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| Coordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°ECoordinates: 60°32.5′N 022°13.5′E / 60.5417°N 22.2250°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Finland Proper | |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Arto Oikarinen | |
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 127.90 km2 (49.38 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 127.12 km2 (49.08 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 323rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-01-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,870 | |
| • Rank | 169th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 46.18/km2 (119.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 1.2% | |
| • Others | 0.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 23% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 64.8% | |
| • 65 or older | 12.2% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.25% | |
| Website | www.rusko.fi | |
Rusko (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈrusko]) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 5,870 (31 January 2014)[2] and covers an area of 127.90 square kilometres (49.38 sq mi) of which 0.78 km2 (0.30 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 46.18 inhabitants per square kilometre (119.6 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Vahto was consolidated with Rusko on January 1, 2009.
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.
External links
Media related to Rusko at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Rusko – Official website (Finnish)
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