Hammarland is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.
Hammarland | |
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Municipality | |
| Hammarlands kommun | |
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Coat of arms | |
Location of Hammarland in Finland | |
Hammarland Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°13′N 019°44′E | |
| Country | |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Kurt Carlsson |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,224.17 km2 (472.65 sq mi) |
| • Land | 138.17 km2 (53.35 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,084.84 km2 (418.86 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 285th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,624 |
| • Rank | 276th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 11.75/km2 (30.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 95.1% (official) |
| • Finnish | 2.9% |
| • Others | 1.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 17.7% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.2% |
| • 65 or older | 22.1% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% |
| Website | www.hammarland.ax |
The municipality has a population of 1,624 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,224.17 square kilometres (472.65 sq mi) of which 1,084.84 km2 (418.86 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 11.75 inhabitants per square kilometre (30.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swedish. 95% of its population has Swedish as their native language,[3] making Hammarland one of the municipalities with the highest percentage of Swedish-speakers in Finland.
Märket, the westernmost point of Finland, is an exclave of Hammarland.[6]
The most significant main road of Hammarland is the Highway 1 between Mariehamn and Eckerö.
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