Kuortane

Kuortane
Municipality
Kuortaneen kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Kuortane in Finland
Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E / 62.8083; 23.5083Coordinates: 62°48.5′N 023°30.5′E / 62.8083°N 23.5083°E / 62.8083; 23.5083
Country  Finland
Region Southern Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Kuusiokunnat sub-region
Government
 • Municipal manager Pentti Turunen
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 484.88 km2 (187.21 sq mi)
 • Land 462.17 km2 (178.44 sq mi)
 • Water 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi)
Area rank 189th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 3,655
 • Rank 208th largest in Finland
 • Density 7.91/km2 (20.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 99.4% (official)
 • Swedish 0.1%
 • Others 0.5%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.3%
 • 15 to 64 59.5%
 • 65 or older 25.2%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.5%
Website www.kuortane.fi

Kuortane is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southern Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 3,655 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 484.88 square kilometres (187.21 sq mi) of which 22.72 km2 (8.77 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 7.91 inhabitants per square kilometre (20.5/sq mi).

Old church in Kuortane

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Kuortane is the birthplace of world-famous architect Alvar Aalto.

Kuortane is mostly known for the Kuortane Sports Institute and the history of pine tar production.

See also

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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