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Hartola
—  Municipality  —
Hartolan kunta

Coat of arms
Location of Hartola in Finland
Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E / 61.583; 26.017Coordinates: 61°35′N 026°01′E / 61.583°N 26.017°E / 61.583; 26.017
Country  Finland
Province Southern Finland
Region Päijänne Tavastia
Sub-region Heinola sub-region
Charter 1784
Government
 - Municipal manager Raija Peltonen
Area (2009-01-01)[1]
 - Total 675.43 km2 (260.8 sq mi)
 - Land 543.45 km2 (209.8 sq mi)
 - Water 131.98 km2 (51 sq mi)
Population (2009-06-30)[2]
 - Total 3,444
 - Density 6.34/km2 (16.4/sq mi)
Population by native language [3]
 - Finnish 98.8% (official)
 - Swedish 0.1%
 - Others 1.1%
Population by age [4]
 - 0 to 14 12.8%
 - 15 to 64 60.9%
 - 65 or older 26.3%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
 - Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 20.5%
Website www.hartola.fi

Hartola is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Päijänne Tavastia region. The municipality has a population of 3,444 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 675.43 square kilometres (260.78 sq mi) of which 131.98 km2 (50.96 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.4 /sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Gustav Adolfs" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Hartola" also in Swedish.[6] Hartola is home to the Itä-Hämeen Museo, the regional museum for seven municipalities.

Since 1987, the town has billed itself as a sovereign royal parish based upon a 1784 proclamation by King Gustav III of Sweden creating a new parish on the eastern border of his kingdom in honor of his son, Gustav Adolf.

References

  1. ^ 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. 
  2. ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 30 June 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/AE1290D892E86719C22575EB002B065C/$file/090630.html. Retrieved on 26 July 2009. 
  3. ^ "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. 
  4. ^ "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. 
  5. ^ "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. 
  6. ^ Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus :: Kuntien nimet

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