Kronoby
Kronoby
Kronoby – Kruunupyy | |
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Municipality | |
Kronoby kommun Kruunupyyn kunta | |
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Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°ECoordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
Charter | 1607 |
Government | |
• Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka |
• Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog |
• Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
• Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
Area rank | 120th largest in Finland |
Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
• Total | 6,407 |
• Rank | 149th largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.99/km2 (23.3/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 83.3% (official) |
• Finnish | 15.6% |
• Others | 1.1% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.1% |
• 65 or older | 26.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
Website | www.kronoby.fi |
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality of Finland.
Kronoby is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 6,407 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 752.65 square kilometres (290.60 sq mi) of which 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.99 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.3/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (83.3%) and the minority Finnish (15.6%).
Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport is located in Kronoby.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Kronoby at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kronoby – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)
Categories:
- Municipalities of Ostrobothnia (region)
- Populated places established in 1607
- Western Finland Province geography stubs