Kaskinen
Kaskinen Kaskinen – Kaskö | ||
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Town | ||
Kaskisten kaupunki Kaskö stad | ||
Kaskinen | ||
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Location of Kaskinen in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.250°ECoordinates: 62°22′N 021°15′E / 62.367°N 21.250°E | ||
Country |
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Region | Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Suupohjan rannikkoseutu | |
Founded | 1785 | |
Government | ||
• City manager | Marlene Svens | |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 175.36 km2 (67.71 sq mi) | |
• Land | 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) | |
• Water | 164.87 km2 (63.66 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 312th largest in Finland | |
Population (2017-08-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 1,276 | |
• Rank | 293rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 121.64/km2 (315.0/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 68.1% (official) | |
• Swedish | 28.1% (official) | |
• Others | 3.9% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 11.8% | |
• 15 to 64 | 67.1% | |
• 65 or older | 21% | |
Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20% | |
Unemployment rate | 65% | |
Website | www.kaskinen.fi |
Kaskinen (Swedish: Kaskö) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The population of Kaskinen is 1,276 (31 August 2017)[2] and the municipality covers an area of 10.49 km2 (4.05 sq mi) (excluding sea areas) of which 0.16 km2 (0.062 sq mi) is inland water (1 January 2018).[1] The population density is 121.64/km2 (315.0/sq mi). The population is bilingual with a majority speaking Finnish (68%) and the minority Swedish (28%).[3]
Kaskinen is the smallest municipality in Finland with a town status.
References
- 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, elokuu 2017" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 18 October 2017.
- 1 2 "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.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.
External links
- Town of Kaskinen – Official website
- Map of Kaskinen
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