Föglö
Föglö | ||
|---|---|---|
Municipality | ||
| Föglö kommun | ||
 Föglö Church | ||
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 Location of Föglö in Finland | ||
  Föglö Location in Åland Islands | ||
| Coordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E / 60.03056°N 20.38750°ECoordinates: 60°01′50″N 020°23′15″E / 60.03056°N 20.38750°E | ||
| Kintra |  Finland | |
| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Archipelago sub-region | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Municipal manager | Niklas Eriksson | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 1,869.02 km2 (721.63 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 134.78 km2 (52.04 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) | |
| Aurie rank | 47t lairgest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 495 | |
| • Rank | 329t lairgest in Finland | |
| • Density | 3.67/km2 (9.5/sq mi) | |
| Population bi native leid | ||
| • Swedish | 90.6% (offeecial) | |
| • Finnish | 3.1% | |
| • Ithers | 6.3% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 tae 14 | 14.9% | |
| • 15 tae 64 | 60.1% | |
| • 65 or aulder | 25% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 17.25% | |
| Wabsteid | www.foglo.ax | |
Föglö is an island municipality o Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland.
The municipality haes a population o 495 (31 August 2013)[2] an covers an aurie o 1,869.02 square kilometres (721.63 sq mi) o which 1,734.24 km2 (669.59 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 3.67 inhabitants per square kilometre (9.5/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Swadish, yet in the last decade thare haes been some immigration frae Estonie an Latvie due tae the need o employees at the fish ferms, the main industrie in Föglö. The municipality is connectit anerlie bi ferries tae Lumparland which haes road connection tae Mariehamn, an bi ferries tae Kumlinge whaur thare is a ferry to mainland Finland. Thare are plans tae build a road tunnel tae Lemland, likely tae be opened aroond 2015.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Area by municipality as of 1 Januar 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish an Swadish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 Mairch 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "VÄESTÖTIETOJÄRJESTELMÄ REKISTERITILANNE 31.8.2013" (in Finnish an Swadish). Population Register Center of Finland. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
- ↑ "Population according to language and the number of foreigners and land area km2 by area as of 31 Dizember 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 29 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 Dizember 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 Apryle 2009.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 Mairch 2011.
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