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Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.
Malax
Malax – Maalahti | |
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Municipality | |
| Malax kommun Maalahden kunta | |
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 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Malax in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Ostrobothnia |
| Sub-region | Vaasa sub-region |
| Charter | 1607 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mats Brant |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi) |
| • Land | 520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi) |
| • Water | 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 169th largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 5,486 |
| • Rank | 160th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 10.53/km2 (27.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 88.2% (official) |
| • Finnish | 9.1% |
| • Others | 2.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15.2% |
| • 15 to 64 | 56% |
| • 65 or older | 28.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Website | www.malax.fi |
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,486 (31 December 2021)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.53 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.3/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:
- Swedish People's Party 82.7%
- Social Democratic Party 7.8%
- Christian Democrats 2.9%
- Finns Party 2.5%
- Centre Party 1.5%
- National Coalition Party 0.9%
- Left Alliance 0.8%
- Green League 0.3%
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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.
External links
Media related to Malax at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Malax – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)
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