Aura, Finland

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Aura
Municipality
Auran kunta
Aura kommun
Coat of arms of Aura
Coat of arms
Location of Aura in Finland
Location of Aura in Finland
Coordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.650°N 22.583°E / 60.650; 22.583Coordinates: 60°39′N 022°35′E / 60.650°N 22.583°E / 60.650; 22.583
Country Finland
RegionSouthwest Finland
Sub-regionLoimaa sub-region
Charter1917
Government
 • Municipal managerJari Kesäniemi
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total95.58 km2 (36.90 sq mi)
 • Land94.98 km2 (36.67 sq mi)
 • Water0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi)
Area rank301st largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total3,982
 • Rank194th largest in Finland
 • Density41.92/km2 (108.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Finnish98.1% (official)
 • Swedish0.5%
 • Others1.4%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1419%
 • 15 to 6460.2%
 • 65 or older20.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.aura.fi

Aura (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑu̯rɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. The name derives from the river Aura and the plough (aura in Finnish) reminiscent shape of the municipality. The municipality was established in 1917 from parts of Lieto and Pöytyä.

It is part of the Varsinais-Suomi region. The municipality has a population of 3,982 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 95.58 square kilometres (36.90 sq mi) of which 0.59 km2 (0.23 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 41.92 inhabitants per square kilometre (108.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Geography[]

Villages[]

In 1967, Aura had 23 legally recognized villages (henkikirjakylät):[6]

  • Auvainen
  • Hypöinen
  • Ihava
  • Järvenoja
  • Järykselä
  • Kaerla
  • Karviainen
  • Kinnarla
  • Kuuskoski
  • Käetty
  • Lahto
  • Laukkaniitty
  • Leikola
  • Leinikkala
  • Leppäkoski
  • Paimala
  • Pitkäniitty
  • Prunkkala
  • Puho
  • Seppälä
  • Sikilä
  • Simola
  • Viilaila

Demographics[]

In 2020, 19.0% of the population of Aura was under the age of 15, 60.2% were aged 15 to 64, and 20.8% were over the age of 65. The average age was 42.0, under the national average of 43.4 and regional average of 44.0. Speakers of Finnish made up 96.8% of the population and speakers of Swedish made up 0.6%, while the share of speakers of foreign languages was 2.6%. Foreign nationals made up 2.1% of the total population.[7]

The chart below, describing the development of the total population of Aura from 1975-2020, encompasses the municipality's area as of 2021.

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1975 2,338—    
1980 2,470+1.10%
1985 2,692+1.74%
1990 2,960+1.92%
1995 3,288+2.12%
YearPop.±% p.a.
2000 3,338+0.30%
2005 3,699+2.08%
2010 3,911+1.12%
2015 3,986+0.38%
2020 3,959−0.14%
Source: Statistics Finland[8]

Urban areas[]

In 2019, out of the total population of 3,941, 2,705 people lived in urban areas and 1,166 in sparsely populated areas, while the coordinates of 70 people were unknown. This made Aura's degree of urbanization 69.9%.[9] The urban population in the municipality was divided between two urban areas as follows:[10]

# Urban area Population
1 2,700
2 5[a]

Economy[]

In 2018, 5.2% of the workforce of Aura worked in primary production (agriculture, forestry and fishing), 34.9% in secondary production (e.g. manufacturing, construction and infrastructure), and 57.6% in services. In 2019, the unemployment rate was 5.7%, and the share of pensioners in the population was 23.7%.[11]

The ten largest employers in Aura in 2019 were as follows:[12]

  • Municipality of Aura, 138 employees
  • Reka Kumi Oy, 63 еmployees
  • Turun Osuuskauppa, 55 employees
  • Oy WW-Offshore Ab, 41 employees
  • Aurajoki Oy, 40 employees
  • Humana Hoiva Oy, 37 employees
  • JPV-Engineering Oy, 31 employees
  • Criminal Sanctions Agency, 30 employees
  • Posti Oy, 28 employees
  • Pilke päiväkodit Oy, 21 employees

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The Lieto railway station area has a total population of 1,177, and in addition to Aura, reaches the municipality of Lieto (1,172 residents).[10]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
  4. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. ^ Inki, Valto; Papunen, Pentti (1967). "Aura". Suomenmaa: maantieteellis-yhteiskunnallinen tieto- ja hakuteos. 1: Ahlainen–Hausjärvi. Helsinki: WSOY.
  7. ^ "Key figures on population by region, 1990-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area, 1972-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Degree of urbanisation by area, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  11. ^ "Municipal key figures 1987-2020 (with the 2021 regional division)". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021. (2018 and 2019)
  12. ^ "Kunnittainen toimipaikkatilasto" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

External links[]

Media related to Aura at Wikimedia Commons


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