Huittinen
| Huittinen Vittis | ||
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| Town | ||
| Huittisten kaupunki | ||
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A view from Lauttakylä, central Huittinen | ||
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 Location of Huittinen in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.1750°N 22.700°ECoordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.1750°N 22.700°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Satakunta | |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | |
| Charter | 1865 | |
| Market town | 1972 | |
| Town privileges | 1977 | |
| Government | ||
| • Town manager | Jyrki Peltomaa | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 539.59 km2 (208.34 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 532.62 km2 (205.65 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 216th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2014-11-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 10,491 | |
| • Rank | 96th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 19.7/km2 (51/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 98.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.1% | |
| • Others | 1.8% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 63% | |
| • 65 or older | 21.8% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | |
| Climate | Dfc | |
| Website | www.huittinen.fi | |
Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Satakunta region. The town has a population of 10,491 (30 November 2014)[2] and covers an area of 539.59 square kilometres (208.34 sq mi) of which 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 19.7 inhabitants per square kilometre (51/sq mi).
The town is unilingually Finnish.
Risto Ryti, the president of Finland in 1940–44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.
Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Huittinen:
- True Finns 29.7%
- Centre Party 24.1%
- National Coalition Party 18.1%
- Social Democratic Party 13.9%
- Left Alliance 7.2%
- Green League 3.4%
- Christian Democrats 3.1%
International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
Huittinen is twinned with:
Keila, Estonia
Odda, Norway
Stenungsund, Sweden
Frederiksværk, Denmark
Hoyerswerda, Germany- Adendorf, Germany
See also
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 30.11.2014" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 29 December 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 Huittinen at Wikimedia Commons
- Town of Huittinen – Official website
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