Malax
Malax
Malax–Maalahti | |
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Municipality | |
| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Malax in Finland | |
| Coordinates:62°56.5′N021°33′E/ 62.9417°N 21.550°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Charter | 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,954.94 km2(754.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 522.11 km2(201.59 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2(553.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 169th largestin Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,456 |
| • Rank | 160th largestin Finland |
| • Density | 10.45/km2(27.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| •Swedish | 84.8% (official) |
| •Finnish | 9.4% |
| • Others | 5.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56% |
| • 65 or older | 28.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00(EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00(EEST) |
| Website | www.malax.fi |
Malax(Finland Swedish:[ˈmɑːlɑks];Finnish:Maalahti) is amunicipalityinFinland,located on the west coast of the country. Malax is situated inOstrobothnia,along theGulf of Bothnia.The population of Malax is approximately 5,000, while thesub-regionhas a population of approximately 110,000. It is the 160th most populousmunicipalityin Finland.
Malax 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]Thepopulation densityis 10.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).
Malax is abilingualmunicipality withFinnishandSwedishas its official languages. The population consists of9% Finnish speakers,85% Swedish speakers, and6% speakers of other languages.
Politics
[edit]Results of the2011 Finnish parliamentary electionin Malax:
- Swedish People's Party82.7%
- Social Democratic Party7.8%
- Christian Democrats2.9%
- Finns Party2.5%
- Centre Party1.5%
- National Coalition Party0.9%
- Left Alliance0.8%
- Green League0.3%
References
[edit]- ^ab"Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018"(PDF).National Land Survey of Finland.Retrieved30 January2018.
- ^"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved2024-04-29.
- ^"Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years".Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26.ISSN1797-5395.Retrieved2024-04-29.
- ^"Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003–2020".StatFin.Statistics Finland.Retrieved2 May2021.
- ^ab"Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023".Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022.Retrieved7 May2023.
External links
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Media related toMalaxat Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Malax– Official website(in Swedish and Finnish)
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