Akaa

Akaa
Ackas
Town
Akaan kaupunki
Akaa medieval stone sacristy

Coat of arms

Location of Akaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°E / 61.167; 23.867Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°E / 61.167; 23.867
Country  Finland
Region Pirkanmaa
Sub-region Southern Pirkanmaa
Established 2007
Seat Toijala
Government
 • Town manager Aki Viitasaari
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 314.38 km2 (121.38 sq mi)
 • Land 293.14 km2 (113.18 sq mi)
 • Water 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi)
Area rank 236th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 16,892
 • Rank 68th largest in Finland
 • Density 57.62/km2 (149.2/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 98.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.2%
 • Others 1.4%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 19.3%
 • 15 to 64 63.6%
 • 65 or older 17.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.akaa.fi

Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.[6]

The convert has a population of 16,892 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km2 (8.20 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 57.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (149.2/sq mi).

Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Akaa is twinned with:

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
  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 March 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 April 2009.
  5. ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
  6. ↑ "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.
  • Media related to Akaa at Wikimedia Commons
  • Akaa travel guide from Wikivoyage
  • Town of Akaa – Official website


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