Malax

Malax
Malax – Maalahti
Municipality
Malax kommun
Maalahden kunta

Coat of arms

Location of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E / 62.9417; 21.550Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E / 62.9417; 21.550
Country  Finland
Region Ostrobothnia
Sub-region Vaasa sub-region
Charter 1607
Government
 • Municipal manager Mats Brant
Area (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total 1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi)
 • Land 520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi)
 • Water 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi)
Area rank 169th largest in Finland
Population (2017-08-31)[2]
 • Total 5,532
 • Rank 163rd largest in Finland
 • Density 10.62/km2 (27.5/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
 • Swedish 88.2% (official)
 • Finnish 9.1% (official)
 • Others 2.7%
Population by age[4]
 • 0 to 14 15.2%
 • 15 to 64 61.7%
 • 65 or older 23.1%
Time zone UTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+3 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5] 19.75%
Website www.malax.fi

Malax (Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,532 (31 August 2017)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.62 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.5/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88%) being Swedish and the minority (9%) Finnish speakers.[3]

Politics

Results of the Finnish parliamentary election, 2011 in Malax:

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. 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.
  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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