Teuva
| Teuva Östermark | ||
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| Municipality | ||
| Teuvan kunta | ||
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 Location of Teuva in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E / 62.48611°N 21.74722°ECoordinates: 62°29′10″N 21°44′50″E / 62.48611°N 21.74722°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Southern Ostrobothnia | |
| Sub-region | Suupohja sub-region | |
| Charter | 1868 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Erkki Nevanperä | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 556.01 km2 (214.68 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 213th largest in Finland | |
| Population (2015-06-30)[2] | ||
| • Total | 5,535 | |
| • Rank | 166th largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 9.98/km2 (25.8/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 99.1% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.4% | |
| • Others | 0.5% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 25% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
| Website | www.teuva.fi | |
Teuva (Swedish: Östermark) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The population of Teuva is 5,535 (30 June 2015)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 554.66 km2 (214.16 sq mi) of which 1.35 km2 (0.52 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2011).[1] The population density is 9.98/km2 (25.8/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Villages
Piikkilänkylä, Horo, Kauppila, Kirkonkylä, Komsi, Korvenkylä, Luovankylä, Nori, Perälä, Riippi, Äystö
People born in Teuva
- Sameli Rajala (1858 – 1948)
- Lauri Ingman (1868 – 1934)
- Juho Perälä (1887 – 1938)
- Aleksi Rinne (1899 – 1974)
- Mauri Seppä (1916 – 2000)
- Aulis Ranta-Muotio (1946 –)
- Pauli Nevala (1940 -)
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 30.06.2015" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
- ↑ "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 Teuva at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Teuva – Official website
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