Nousiainen

Nousiainen
—  Municipality  —
Nousiaisten kunta
Nousiainen Church
Coat of arms
Location of Nousiainen in Finland
Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.6°N 22.083°E / 60.6; 22.083Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.6°N 22.083°E / 60.6; 22.083
Country	Finland
Region	Finland Proper
Sub-region	Turku sub-region
Charter	1867
Government
- Municipal manager	Hannu Rämö
Area(2011-01-01)[1]
- Total	199.43 km2 (77 sq mi)
- Land	198.81 km2 (76.8 sq mi)
- Water	0.62 km2 (0.2 sq mi)
Area rank	302nd largest in Finland
Population (2011-01-31)[2]
- Total	4,860
- Rank	197th largest in Finland
- Density	24.45/km2 (63.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
- Finnish	98.3% (official)
- Swedish	0.8%
- Others	0.8%
Population by age[4]
- 0 to 14	21.7%
- 15 to 64	64.5%
- 65 or older	13.7%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
- Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.5%
Website	www.nousiainen.fi

Nousiainen (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnousiˌɑinen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland. The seat of the bishop of Finland was in Nousis in the early 13th century.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 4,860 (31 January 2011)^[2] and covers an area of 199.43 square kilometres (77.00 sq mi) of which 0.62 km² (0.24 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 24.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (63.3 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.

Nousiainen is also a common surname within Finland.

References

1. ^ ^{a b} "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. ^ ^{a b} "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. 

External links

Media related to Nousiainen at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Nousiainen – Official website