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Malax
Malax – Maalahti— Municipality — Malax kommun
Maalahden kunta
Coat of armsLocation of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.55°ECoordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.55°E Country Finland Region Ostrobothnia Sub-region Vaasa sub-region Charter 1607 Government - Municipal manager Mats Brant Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 1,954.93 km2 (754.8 sq mi) - Land 520.98 km2 (201.2 sq mi) - Water 1,433.95 km2 (553.7 sq mi) Area rank 44th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 5,603 - Rank 177th largest in Finland - Density 10.75/km2 (27.8/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Swedish 88.2% (official) - Finnish 9.1% (official) - Others 2.7% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 15.2% - 15 to 64 61.7% - 65 or older 23.1% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75% Website www.malax.fi Malax (Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,603 (31 January 2011)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.93 square kilometres (754.80 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.8 /sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Malax:
- Swedish People's Party 82.7%
- Social Democratic Party 7.8%
- Christian Democrats 2.9%
- True Finns 2.5%
- Centre Party 1.5%
- National Coalition Party 0.9%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.3%
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 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 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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 Malax at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Malax – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Municipalities 
Former municipalities Ostrobothnia · Finland Categories:- Municipalities of Ostrobothnia Region
- Populated coastal places in Finland
- Populated places established in 1607
- Western Finland geography stubs
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