Vehmaa
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| Vehmaa | |||
| — Municipality — | |||
| Vehmaan kunta | |||
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| Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°ECoordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Finland Proper | ||
| Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1869 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Municipal manager | Pekka Seppälä | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 202.1 km2 (78 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 188.77 km2 (72.9 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 13.33 km2 (5.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 2,440 | ||
| - Density | 12.93/km2 (33.5/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Finnish | 98.8% (official) | ||
| - Swedish | 0.5% | ||
| - Others | 0.7% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 16.4% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 62.2% | ||
| - 65 or older | 21.4% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | ||
| Website | www.vehmaa.fi | ||
Vehmaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋehmɑː]; Swedish: Vemo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper region. The municipality has a population of 2,440 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 202.1 square kilometres (78.0 sq mi) of which 13.33 km2 (5.15 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.93 inhabitants per square kilometre (33.5 /sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vehmaa is known of their red Granite Balmoral red, as well as being the birthplace of Albin Stenroos who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.
[edit] 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.
- ^ "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.
[edit] External links
Media related to Vehmaa at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Vehmaa – Official website (Finnish)
- Balmoral Red Fine Grain Granite
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