Äänekoski
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| Äänekoski | |||
| — Town — | |||
| Äänekosken kaupunki | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.6°N 25.725°ECoordinates: 62°36′N 025°43.5′E / 62.6°N 25.725°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Central Finland | ||
| Sub-region | Äänekoski sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1911 | ||
| City rights | 1973 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Hannu Javanainen | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,138.51 km2 (439.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 884.67 km2 (341.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 253.84 km2 (98 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 20,347 | ||
| - Density | 23/km2 (59.6/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.7% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 17.4% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18.7% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.aanekoski.fi | ||
Äänekoski is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The town has a population of 20,347 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,138.51 square kilometres (439.58 sq mi) of which 253.84 km2 (98.01 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23 inhabitants per square kilometre (60 /sq mi).
The municipality of Äänekosken maalaiskunta was consolidated to Äänekoski in 1969 and the municipality of Konginkangas in 1993. The municipalities of Sumiainen and Suolahti were consolidated to Äänekoski in 2007.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.[3] In 2004, the worst road accident ever in Finland occurred in Äänekoski, the Konginkangas bus disaster.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ a b "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Äänekoski at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Äänekoski – Official website
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