Närpes

Närpes
Närpes
—  Town  —
Närpes stad
Närpes Church

Coat of arms
Location of Närpes in Finland
Coordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°E / 62.467; 21.333Coordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°E / 62.467; 21.333
Country Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Sydösterbotten sub-region
Charter 1867
City rights 1993
Government
 – City manager Hans-Erik Lindqvist
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
 – Total 2,334.15 km2 (901.2 sq mi)
 – Land 977.15 km2 (377.3 sq mi)
 – Water 1,357 km2 (523.9 sq mi)
Area rank 31st largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
 – Total 9,431
 – Rank 110th largest in Finland
 – Density 9.65/km2 (25/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 – Swedish 88.4% (official)
 – Finnish 5.8%
 – Others 5.8%
Population by age[4]
 – 0 to 14 14%
 – 15 to 64 61%
 – 65 or older 25%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 – Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20%
Website www.narpes.fi

Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö) is a town and municipality of Finland.

The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,431 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 2,334.15 square kilometres (901.22 sq mi) of which 1,357 km2 (524 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.0 /sq mi).

The town is unilingually Swedish. Many inhabitants speak a very archaic Swedish dialect that has been unaffected by many modern developments and resembles Old Swedish. There are many bands who sing in their dialect, e.g. 1G3B and Nektor.

Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes.

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