Geta, Åland

Geta
Municipality
Geta kommun
Geta in 1990

Coat of arms

Location of Geta in Finland
Geta
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850
Country  Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Erik Brunström
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 605.99 km2 (233.97 sq mi)
 • Land 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi)
 • Water 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi)
Area rank 303rd largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 498
 • Rank 307th largest in Finland
 • Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 91.9% (official)
 • Finnish 4.8%
 • Others 3.3%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 13.8%
 • 15 to 64 62.1%
 • 65 or older 24.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 17.75%
Website www.geta.ax

Geta is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 498 (31 August 2017)[6] and covers an area of 605.99 square kilometres (233.97 sq mi) of which 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.9 inhabitants per square kilometre (15/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  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. ↑ "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

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