Multia, Finland
Multia | |
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Municipality | |
| Multian kunta Multia kommun | |
 Multia Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Multia in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°ECoordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Central Finland |
| Sub-region | Keuruu sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Jukka Kivitalo |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi) |
| • Water | 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 116th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,531 |
| • Rank | 280th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 2.09/km2 (5.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.9% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 13.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 50.6% |
| • 65 or older | 35.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.multia.fi |
Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,531 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 2.09 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.4/sq mi).
Neighbouring municipalities are Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Saarijärvi, Uurainen and Ähtäri. It is 60 kilometres (37 mi) from Multia to Jyväskylä, the capital city of Central Finland.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[6]
Nature[]
There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, and .[7]
Happenings[]
Kicksled World Championship[8]
People[]
- Seth Heikkilä (1863–1938)
- Tauno Sipilä (1921–2001)
- Pentti Papinaho (1926-1992)
- Erkki Pohjanheimo (born 1942)
Gallery[]
The organs of Multia Church
Multia Parish House
The altar of Multia Church
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.
- ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
- ^ "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ^ https://multia.fi/mmpotkut/?page_id=49 website, english
External links[]
Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Multia – Official website (in Finnish)
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