Laitila
Laitila
Letala | |
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Town | |
| Laitilan kaupunki Letala stad | |
 Laitila Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Nickname(s): Egg Capital of Finland[1] | |
 Location of Laitila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°53′N 021°42′E / 60.883°N 21.700°ECoordinates: 60°53′N 021°42′E / 60.883°N 21.700°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| City rights | 1986 |
| Government | |
| • Town manager | Johanna Luukkonen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[2] | |
| • Total | 545.32 km2 (210.55 sq mi) |
| • Land | 531.68 km2 (205.28 sq mi) |
| • Water | 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 164th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[3] | |
| • Total | 8,472 |
| • Rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 15.93/km2 (41.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 1.4% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.4% |
| • 65 or older | 25.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[6] | 20.75% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.laitila.fi |
Laitila (Finnish: [ˈlɑi̯tilɑ]; Swedish: Letala) is a town and a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Southwest Finland region, and it is 59 kilometres (37 mi) from Laitila to Turku. The municipality has a population of 8,472 (31 March 2021)[3] and covers an area of 545.32 square kilometres (210.55 sq mi) of which 13.65 km2 (5.27 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 15.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (41.3/sq mi). Laitila is renowned for its poultry farms and "egg festival" (Laitilan Munamarkkinat),[7] which is why the subject of the municipal coat of arms of Laitila also refers to the parish's fame for chicken care.[8] Laitila has also been called the "egg capital of Finland".[1]
The municipality is monolingually Finnish.
People[]
- Kaarlo Heininen (1853–1926)
- Pasi Saarela (born 1973)
- Mika Kares (born 1978)
- Valle Mäkelä (born 1986)
- Markus Seikola (born 1992)
- Susanna Tapani (born 1993)
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b TS: Laitila on Suomen munapääkaupunki (in Finnish)
- ^ 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.
- ^ Laitilan Munamarkkinat (in Finnish)
- ^ Suomen kunnallisvaakunat (in Finnish). Suomen Kunnallisliitto. 1982. p. 139. ISBN 951-773-085-3.
External links[]
Laitila travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Laitila at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Laitila – Official site (in Finnish)
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