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.

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 Närpes at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Närpes – Official website
• Närpes travel guide from Wikitravel