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Merikarvia — Municipality — Merikarvian kunta 
Coat of armsLocation of Merikarvia in Finland
Coordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E / 61.8583°N 21.5°ECoordinates: 61°51.5′N 021°30′E / 61.8583°N 21.5°E Country Finland Region Satakunta Sub-region Pori sub-region Charter 1639 Government - Municipal manager Pentti Ala-Luopa Area(2011-01-01)[1] - Total 1,246.24 km2 (481.2 sq mi) - Land 446.04 km2 (172.2 sq mi) - Water 800.2 km2 (309 sq mi) Area rank 89th largest in Finland Population (2011-01-31)[2] - Total 3,344 - Rank 240th largest in Finland - Density 7.5/km2 (19.4/sq mi) Population by native language[3] - Finnish 99.1% (official) - Swedish 0.3% - Others 0.6% Population by age[4] - 0 to 14 13.9% - 15 to 64 59% - 65 or older 27.1% Time zone EET (UTC+2) - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3) Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5% Website www.merikarvia.fi Merikarvia (Swedish: Sastmola) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the Satakunta region.
The municipality has a population of 3,344 (31 January 2011)[2] and it covers an area of 1,246.24 square kilometres (481.18 sq mi), of which 800.2 km2 (309.0 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.5 inhabitants per square kilometre (19 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Merikarvia:
- Centre Party 35.7%
- True Finns 23.7%
- Social Democratic Party 18.6%
- National Coalition Party 11.3%
- Left Alliance 6.1%
- Christian Democrats 2.6%
- Green League 1.7%
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.
- ^ "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 Merikarvia at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Merikarvia – Official website
Municipalities of Satakunta Municipalities 
Former municipalities Ahlainen · Hinnerjoki · Honkilahti · Kauvatsa · Keikyä · Kiukainen · Kodisjoki · Kullaa · Lappi · Noormarkku · Porin maalaiskunta · Rauman maalaiskunta · VampulaSatakunta · Finland Categories:- Populated coastal places in Finland
- Municipalities of Satakunta Region
- Populated places established in 1639
- Western Finland geography stubs
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