Ingå

Ingå
Ingå – Inkoo
Municipality
Ingå kommun
Inkoon kunta

Ingå Church

Coat of arms

Location of Ingå in Finland
Coordinates: 60°02.8′N 024°00.5′E / 60.0467°N 24.0083°E / 60.0467; 24.0083Coordinates: 60°02.8′N 024°00.5′E / 60.0467°N 24.0083°E / 60.0467; 24.0083
Country  Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Raseborg sub-region
First documents 1335
Government
 • Municipal manager Jarl Boström
Area (2016-01-01)[1]
 • Total 349.89 km2 (135.09 sq mi)
 • Land 349.85 km2 (135.08 sq mi)
 • Water 604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi)
Area rank 220th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
 • Total 5,549
 • Rank 164th largest in Finland
 • Density 15.86/km2 (41.1/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 56% (official)
 • Finnish 41.5% (official)
 • Others 2.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 18.8%
 • 15 to 64 64%
 • 65 or older 17.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 • Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.75%
Climate Dfb
Website www.inga.fi

Ingå (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈiŋo]; Finnish: Inkoo) is a municipality of Finland.

Ingå is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,549 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 349.89 square kilometres (135.09 sq mi) of which 604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.86 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.1/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.

Finnish national road 51 goes right through the southern part of Ingå.

The centre consists mainly of the road Bollstavägen that cuts through the Ingå centrum. Along the road are most of the major buildings and shops of the small municipality. A few grocery stores, small kiosk, library and a bar. Towards the Road 51 there is the residential area. Near road 51, at the northern tip of the residential area is the Ingå Volunteer Rescue Company. Nearby villages include Kusans.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Ingå:

References

  1. 1 2 "Population density by area 1.1.2016". Statistics Finland. Retrieved 12 February 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "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.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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