Muurame

Muurame
—  Municipality  —
Muuramen kunta
Muurame Church, designed by Alvar Aalto
Coat of arms
Location of Muurame in Finland
Coordinates: 62°08′N 025°40.5′E / 62.133°N 25.675°E / 62.133; 25.675Coordinates: 62°08′N 025°40.5′E / 62.133°N 25.675°E / 62.133; 25.675
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Jyväskylä sub-region
Charter	1921
Government
- Municipal manager	Ari Ranta-aho
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
- Total	194.05 km2 (74.9 sq mi)
- Land	144.06 km2 (55.6 sq mi)
- Water	49.99 km2 (19.3 sq mi)
Area rank	305th largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	9,277
- Rank	114th largest in Finland
- Density	64.4/km2 (166.8/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
- Finnish	98.9% (official)
- Swedish	0.1%
- Others	1%
Population by age[4]
- 0 to 14	23.4%
- 15 to 64	65%
- 65 or older	11.6%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Website	www.muurame.fi

Muurame is a municipality of Finland, located 16 kilometres (10 mi) south-west of Jyväskylä. Muurame itself is located between two lakes, Lake Päijänne and Lake Muuratjärvi. These two lakes are connected to each others via River Muurame. River Muurame streams through the population center of Muurame. Muurame was founded in 1921.

Church of Muurame is of Alvar Aalto's design.

References

1. ^ "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=4258&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 18 February 2011. 
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. 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 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. 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 28 April 2009. 
5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011. 

Externa länkar

Media related to Muurame at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Muurame – Official website (Finnish)