Kustavi
Kustavi
Gustavs | |
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Municipality | |
| Kustavin kunta Gustavs kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kustavi in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°ECoordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region |
| Charter | 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Veijo Katara |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 770.15 km2 (297.36 sq mi) |
| • Land | 166.43 km2 (64.26 sq mi) |
| • Water | 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 273rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 955 |
| • Rank | 296th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 5.74/km2 (14.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 96.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 1.3% |
| • Others | 1.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 9% |
| • 15 to 64 | 51.8% |
| • 65 or older | 39.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.25% |
| Website | www.kustavi.fi |
Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.
It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 955 (31 March 2021),[2] which make it the smallest municipality in Southwest Finland in terms of population. It covers an area of 770.15 square kilometres (297.36 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.74 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.9/sq mi).
There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.
The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services of the municipality include 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.
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 Kustavi at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kustavi – Official website
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 Kustavi church |
 Inside Kustavi church |
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