Kustavi

Kustavi
Kustavi – Gustavs
Municipality
Kustavin kunta
Gustavs kommun

Coat of arms

Location of Kustavi in Finland
Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583Coordinates: 60°32.8′N 021°21.5′E / 60.5467°N 21.3583°E / 60.5467; 21.3583
Country  Finland
Region Southwest Finland
Sub-region Vakka-Suomi sub-region
Charter 1874
Government
 • Municipal manager Veijo Katara
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 770.15 km2 (297.36 sq mi)
 • Land 166.43 km2 (64.26 sq mi)
 • Water 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi)
Area rank 273rd largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 925
 • Rank 303rd largest in Finland
 • Density 5.56/km2 (14.4/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Finnish 96.9% (official)
 • Swedish 1.3%
 • Others 1.8%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 12.3%
 • 15 to 64 61.3%
 • 65 or older 26.4%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.25%
Website www.kustavi.fi

Kustavi (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈkustɑʋi]; Swedish: Gustavs) is a municipality of Finland.

It is in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 925 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 770.15 square kilometres (297.36 sq mi) of which 603.45 km2 (232.99 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.56 inhabitants per square kilometre (14.4/sq mi).

There are over 2,000 isles within the municipal area.

The municipality is a very popular summer resort and contains over 2,800 summer cottages. The population increases tenfold during the summer months. The larger events are Volter Kilpi literature week in July and Salmon market (Lohimarkkinat) in August. The basic services of the municipality include 3 groceries, a liquor store, a library and a bank. There are two ferry connections to Brändö and Iniö.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish even though it is located adjacent to the Swedish speaking Åland-region.

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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Inside Kustavi church


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