Kronoby
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It had about 6,700 people living there in January 2014. The municipalities next to it are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Luoto, Pedersöre and Veteli. [6]
Kronoby
Kronoby – Kruunupyy | |
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Municipality | |
 Kronoby riverside | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Kronoby in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
| Charter | 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka |
| • Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog |
| • Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
| • Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) |
| • Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 120th largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,503 |
| • Rank | 148th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 83.3% (official) |
| • Finnish | 15.6% |
| • Others | 1.1% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.1% |
| • 65 or older | 26.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 22% |
| Website | www.kronoby.fi |
The municipality was established in 1607.
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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. Retrieved 29 March 2009.
- "Population according to age (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2018" (PDF).
Other websites
- The official page
Media related to Kronoby at Wikimedia Commons
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