Askola
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| Askola | |||
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| — Municipality — | |||
| Askolan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.6°ECoordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.6°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Region | Uusimaa | ||
| Sub-region | Porvoo sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1896 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Municipal manager | Esko Rautiainen | ||
| Area(2011-01-01)[1] | |||
| • Total | 218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 212.42 km2 (82.02 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 295th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2012-01-31)[2] | |||
| • Total | 4,919 | ||
| • Rank | 196th largest in Finland | ||
| • Density | 23.16/km2 (60.0/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language[3] | |||
| • Finnish | 95.5% (official) | ||
| • Swedish | 2.8% | ||
| • Others | 1.7% | ||
| Population by age[4] | |||
| • 0 to 14 | 20.6% | ||
| • 15 to 64 | 66.2% | ||
| • 65 or older | 13.2% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% | ||
| Website | www.askola.fi | ||
Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈaskola]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,919 (31 January 2012)[2] and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.16 inhabitants per square kilometre (60.0 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Askola:
- True Finns 32.1%
- Centre Party 21.9%
- National Coalition Party 16.1%
- Social Democratic Party 14.8%
- Green League 5.4%
- Left Alliance 5.0%
- Christian Democrats 1.8%
- Swedish People's Party 1,6%
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/sites/default/files/pinta-alat_2011_kunnannimenmukaan.xls. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 January 2012" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://vrk.fi/default.aspx?docid=5919&site=3&id=0. Retrieved 16 February 2012.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=7996;193801. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
Media related to Askola at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Askola – Official website
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