Kronoby

municipality in the region of Ostrobothnia in Finland

Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality in Ostrobothnia, Finland. It had about 6,700 people living there in January 2014. The municipalities next to it are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Luoto, Pedersöre and Veteli. [6]

Kronoby
KronobyKruunupyy
Municipality
Kronoby riverside
Kronoby riverside
Coat of arms of Kronoby
Location of Kronoby in Finland
Location of Kronoby in Finland
Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E / 63.7250°N 23.033°E / 63.7250; 23.033
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionJakobstad sub-region
Charter1607
Government
 • Municipal ManagerMichael Djupsjöbacka
 • Municipal Council ChairwomanMarketta Widjeskog
 • Municipal Administration ChairmanHans-Erik Lindgren
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi)
 • Land712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi)
 • Water40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
 • Rank120th largest in Finland
Population
 (2019-01-31)[2]
 • Total6,503
 • Rank148th largest in Finland
 • Density9.13/km2 (23.6/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish83.3% (official)
 • Finnish15.6%
 • Others1.1%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1416.8%
 • 15 to 6457.1%
 • 65 or older26.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]22%
Websitewww.kronoby.fi

The municipality was established in 1607.

References change

  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Tammikuu 2019" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  6. "FINLANDS AREAL KOMMUNVIS 1.1.2018" (PDF).

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