Vårdö
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Vårdö | ||
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Municipality | ||
| Vårdös kommun | ||
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 Location o Vårdö in Finland | ||
  Vårdö Location in Åland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°14.5′N 020°22.5′E / 60.2417°N 20.3750°ECoordinates: 60°14.5′N 020°22.5′E / 60.2417°N 20.3750°E | ||
| Kintra |  Finland | |
| Region | Åland | |
| Sub-region | Åland Archipelago sub-region | |
| Govrenment | ||
| • Municipal manager | Magnus Sandberg | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 572.66 km2 (221.11 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 101.50 km2 (39.19 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) | |
| Aurie rank | 208t lairgest in Finland | |
| Population (2013-08-31)[2] | ||
| • Tot | 448 | |
| • Rank | 332nt lairgest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.41/km2 (11.4/sq mi) | |
| Population bi native leid | ||
| • Swedish | 91.8% (offeecial) | |
| • Finnish | 4% | |
| • Ithers | 4.2% | |
| Population by age | ||
| • 0 tae 14 | 16.9% | |
| • 15 tae 64 | 59.7% | |
| • 65 or aulder | 23.4% | |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 17.5% | |
| Wabsteid | www.vardo.ax | |
Vårdö is an island municipality o Åland, an autonomous territory o Finland.
The municipality haes a population o 448 (31 August 2013)[2] an covers an aurie o 572.66 square kilometres (221.11 sq mi) o which 471.16 km2 (181.92 sq mi) is watter.[1] The population densitie is 4.41 inhabitants per square kilometre (11.4/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Swadish.
Twa notable Finnish authors, Sally Salminen an Anni Blomqvist, wur born in Vårdö. Blomqvist spent her whole life on the sma Vårdö island o Simskäla.
References[eedit | eedit soorce]
- ↑ 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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Media relatit tae Vårdö at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vårdö – Offeecial wabsteid
