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| Coordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.175°N 22.7°ECoordinates: 61°10.5′N 022°42′E / 61.175°N 22.7°E | |||
| Country | Finland | ||
| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Satakunta | ||
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1865 | ||
| Market town | 1972 | ||
| Town privileges | 1977 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Town manager | Jyrki Peltomaa | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 539.66 km2 (208.4 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 532.63 km2 (205.6 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 7.03 km2 (2.7 sq mi) | ||
| Area rank | 218th largest in Finland | ||
| Population (2009-06-30)[2] | |||
| - Total | 10,731 | ||
| - Density | 20.15/km2 (52.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population rank | 96th largest in Finland | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.1% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.1% | ||
| - Others | 1.8% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 15.2% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 63% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.8% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.75% | ||
| Website | www.huittinen.fi | ||
Huittinen (Swedish: Vittis) is a town and municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Satakunta region. The town has a population of 10,731 (30 June 2009)[2] and covers an area of 539.66 square kilometres (208.36 sq mi) of which 7.03 km2 (2.71 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 20.15 inhabitants per square kilometre (52.2 /sq mi).
The town is unilingually Finnish.
Risto Ryti, the president of Finland from 1940-44, was born in Huittinen in 1889.
Municipality of Vampula was consolidated with Huittinen on 1 January 2009.
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International relations
Twin towns — Sister cities
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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 20 February 2009.
- ^ 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 26 July 2009.
- ^ "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 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
External links
Media related to Huittinen at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Huittinen – Official website
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