The 16th-century Italian equivalent of the Branle; also a particular social and theatrical dance tenuously related to it.
Brändö
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This article is about the municipality in Åland. Brändö is also the Swedish name for Kulosaari, a district of Helsinki.
| Brändö | |||
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| Brändö kommun | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°24.7′N 021°02.7′E / 60.4117°N 21.045°ECoordinates: 60°24.7′N 021°02.7′E / 60.4117°N 21.045°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province |  Åland |
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| Region | Åland | ||
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | John Wrede | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 1,648.51 km2 (636.5 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 108.07 km2 (41.7 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,540.44 km2 (594.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 513 | ||
| - Density | 4.75/km2 (12.3/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Swedish | 84.6% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 11.8% | ||
| - Others | 3.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 17.7% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 64.3% | ||
| - 65 or older | 18% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 17% | ||
| Website | www.brando.ax | ||
Brändö is an island municipality of Åland, Finland. The municipality has a population of 513 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 1,648.51 square kilometres (636.49 sq mi) of which 1,540.44 km2 (594.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.3 /sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swedish and 84.6% of the population are Swedish speakers.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ 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. 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 on 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 on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Brändö at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Brändö – Official website
- Map of Brändö
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