Askola

Askola
Municipality
Askolan kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Askola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E / 60.5283; 25.600Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E / 60.5283; 25.600
Country  Finland
Region Uusimaa
Sub-region Porvoo sub-region
Charter 1896
Government
 • Municipal manager Esko Rautiainen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi)
 • Land 212.42 km2 (82.02 sq mi)
 • Water 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Area rank 260th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 5,024
 • Rank 178th largest in Finland
 • Density 23.65/km2 (61.3/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 95.5% (official)
 • Swedish 2.8%
 • Others 1.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 20.6%
 • 15 to 64 66.2%
 • 65 or older 13.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19%
Climate Dfb
Website www.askola.fi

Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈaskola]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 5,024 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.65 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi). Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Askola:

People born in Askola

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.

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Askola Church


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