Lemland

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Lemland
Municipality
Lemlands kommun
The medieval pairish kirk in Lemland.
The medieval pairish kirk in Lemland.
Coat of airms o Lemland
Coat airms
Location o Lemland in Finland
Location o Lemland in Finland
Lemland is located in Åland
Lemland
Lemland
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°E / 60.0700; 20.0867Coordinates: 60°04.2′N 020°05.2′E / 60.0700°N 20.0867°E / 60.0700; 20.0867
Kintra Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Kintraside sub-region
Govrenment
 • Municipal managerMikael Smeds
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total965.30 km2 (372.70 sq mi)
 • Laund113.08 km2 (43.66 sq mi)
 • Water852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi)
Area rank293rd lairgest in Finland
Population
 (2023-02-28)[2]
 • Total2,130
 • Rank255t lairgest in Finland
 • Density18.84/km2 (48.8/sq mi)
Population bi native leid
 • Swedish93.2% (offeecial)
 • Finnish4.4%
 • Ithers2.4%
Population by age
 • 0 tae 1421.9%
 • 15 tae 6464.3%
 • 65 or aulder13.8%
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)
Websitewww.lemland.ax

Lemland is a municipality o Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland.

The municipality haes a population o 2,130 (28 Februar 2023)[2] an covers a aurie o 965.30 square kilometre (372.70 sq mi) o which 852.23 km2 (329.05 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 18.84 inhabitants per square kilometre (48.8/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swadish.

History[eedit | eedit soorce]

The kirk in Lemland wis biggit in the 13t century an haes waw paintins frae the 14t century. The kirk is dedicatit tae Bridget o Swaden.

Durin the Finnish War in 1808 the Swadish king Gustav IV Adolf haed his heidquairters in the Lemland parsonage.[6]

References[eedit | eedit soorce]

  1. a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 Januar 2018.
  2. a b "Preliminar population structur bi aurie, 2022M01*-2023M02*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 4 Apryle 2023.
  3. "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 Mairch 2009.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
  5. a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Admeenistration o Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 Mey 2023.
  6. Torsten Hellberg (ed): Åland – mer än öar, p.19. Stockholm 2001.

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