Malax

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Malax
Malax – Maalahti
Municipality
Malax kommun
Maalahden kunta
Coat of arms of Malax
Coat of arms
Location of Malax in Finland
Location of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E / 62.9417; 21.550Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E / 62.9417; 21.550
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionVaasa sub-region
Charter1607
Government
 • Municipal managerMats Brant
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi)
 • Land520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi)
 • Water1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi)
Area rank169th largest in Finland
Population
 (2021-03-31)[2]
 • Total5,464
 • Rank160th largest in Finland
 • Density10.49/km2 (27.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish88.2% (official)
 • Finnish9.1%
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
[4]
 ��� 0 to 1415.2%
 • 15 to 6456%
 • 65 or older28.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]21.5%
Websitewww.malax.fi

Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,464 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.49 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]

Politics[]

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:

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. ^ Jump up to: a b "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.

External links[]

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