Eurajoki
Eurajoki (Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,452 (31 January 2019)[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.37 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.9/sq mi).
Eurajoki Euraåminne | |
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Municipality | |
| Eurajoen kunta Euraåminne kommun | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Eurajoki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E | |
| Country |  |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Rauma sub-region |
| Charter | 1869 |
| Government | |
| • Municipality manager | Harri Hiitiö |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi) |
| • Land | 345.39 km2 (133.36 sq mi) |
| • Water | 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 223rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2019-01-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 9,452 |
| • Rank | 158th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 27.37/km2 (70.9/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 99% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.2% |
| • Others | 0.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.3% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.9% |
| • 65 or older | 17.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18% |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.eurajoki.fi |
Two of Finland's four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Politics
Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:
- Centre Party 33.7%
- Social Democratic Party 26.4%
- True Finns 19.2%
- National Coalition Party 10.9%
- Left Alliance 5.2%
- Christian Democrats 2.8%
- Green League 1.3%
Notable people
- Ernesti Rikhard Rainesalo, senator
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- "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
- Municipality of Eurajoki – Official website
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