Väståboland
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| Väståboland Väståboland – Länsi-Turunmaa |
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| Väståbolands stad Länsi-Turunmaan kaupunki |
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| Coordinates: 60°18′N 022°18′E / 60.3°N 22.3°ECoordinates: 60°18′N 022°18′E / 60.3°N 22.3°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Åboland–Turunmaa sub-region | ||
| Charter | 2009 | ||
| Seat | Pargas | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Folke Öhman | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 5,546.86 km2 (2,141.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 881.86 km2 (340.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 4,665 km2 (1,801.2 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 15,424 | ||
| - Density | 17.49/km2 (45.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Swedish | 57.6% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 41.2% (official) | ||
| - Others | 1.2% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 17.2% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 19.5% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.25% | ||
| Website | www.vastaboland.fi | ||
Väståboland (Finnish: Länsi-Turunmaa) is a town and a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. It was created January 1, 2009 in Finland Proper, when the municipalities of Pargas, Nagu, Korpo, Houtskär and Iniö were united into a single town. The municipality has a population of 15,424 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 5,546.86 square kilometres (2,141.65 sq mi) of which 4,665 km2 (1,801 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 17.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (45.3 /sq mi).
The town is bilingual with a majority (57.6%) speaking Swedish as their native language.[3]
[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 Väståboland at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Väståboland – Official website
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