Nakkila
Nakkila | |
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Municipality | |
| Nakkilan kunta Nakkila kommun | |
 Porintie, one of the main streets at Nakkila's centre in July 2020. | |
 Coat of arms | |
| Motto(s): Ystävyys meitä yhdistää | |
 Location of Nakkila in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°22′N 022°00′E / 61.367°N 22.000°ECoordinates: 61°22′N 022°00′E / 61.367°N 22.000°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
| Charter | 1861 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Nina-Mari Turpela |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 184.88 km2 (71.38 sq mi) |
| • Land | 182.91 km2 (70.62 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 268th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,253 |
| • Rank | 165th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 28.72/km2 (74.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.3% |
| • Others | 0.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56.5% |
| • 65 or older | 28.7% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.25% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.nakkila.fi |
Nakkila (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈnɑkːilɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region, 19 kilometres (12 mi) southeast of Pori. The Kokemäki River flows along the center of Nakkila. The municipality has a population of 5,253 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 184.88 square kilometres (71.38 sq mi) of which 1.97 km2 (0.76 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 28.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (74.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The name Nackeby was earlier used in Swedish.[6]
Nakkila's most significant road connection is Highway 2 between Pori and Vihti, along which Helsinki, the capital of Finland, is 227 kilometres (141 mi) from Nakkila. There are two major sights, the Nakkila Church and the film studio Villilä, often referred as "Hollywood of Finland". Nakkila is also well known for the European river lampreys, which are a traditional food of the locality.[7]
Politics[]
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Nakkila:
- Left Alliance 22.1%
- True Finns 19.1%
- Centre Party 18.5%
- Social Democratic Party 17.7%
- National Coalition Party 15.9%
- Green League 3.2%
- Christian Democrats 3.2%
- Other parties 0.3%
Notable people[]
- Edvard Hannula (1859–1931), Finnish clergyman and politician[8]
- Kyllikki Pohjala (1894–1979), Finnish politician[9]
Sister cities[]
Nakkila is twinned with:
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.
- ^ "Etusivu".
- ^ Home – Nakkila
- ^ "Edvard Hannula" (in Finnish). Eduskunta Riskdagen. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- ^ "Kyllikki Pohjala". Finnish Government. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
External links[]
Media related to Nakkila at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Nakkila – Official website (in Finnish)
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