Akaa

Akaa Ackas
Town
Akaan kaupunki
Akaa medieval stone sacristy
Coat of arms
Location of Akaa in Finland
Coordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°ECoordinates: 61°10′N 023°52′E / 61.167°N 23.867°E
Country	Finland
Region	Pirkanmaa
Sub-region	Southern Pirkanmaa sub-region
Established	2007
Seat	Toijala
Government
• Town manager	Aki Viitasaari
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
• Total	314.38 km^2 (121.38 sq mi)
• Land	293.14 km^2 (113.18 sq mi)
• Water	21.24 km^2 (8.20 sq mi)
Area rank	273rd largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
• Total	17,052
• Rank	67th largest in Finland
• Density	58.17/km^2 (150.7/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
• Finnish	98.4% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	1.4%
Population by age[4]
• 0 to 14	19.3%
• 15 to 64	63.6%
• 65 or older	17.2%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.75%
Website	www.akaa.fi

Akaa (Swedish: Ackas) is a town and a municipality in Pirkanmaa, Finland. It was created on January 1, 2007 when the town of Toijala and the municipality of Viiala were united into a single town. The municipality of Kylmäkoski was consolidated with Akaa on 1 January 2011.^[6]

The convert has a population of 17,052 (31 March 2016)^[2] and covers an area of 314.38 square kilometres (121.38 sq mi) of which 21.24 km² (8.20 sq mi) is water.^[1] The population density is 58.17 inhabitants per square kilometre (150.7/sq mi).

Akaa, as well as the town of Toijala and the former municipality of Viiala are situated by the lake Vanajavesi, which is the most central watercourse in the Tavastia Proper region as well as in the southern parts of the Pirkanmaa region.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Akaa is twinned with:

• Sande, Norway
• Hallsberg Municipality, Sweden
• Tapa, Estonia

References

1. "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
2. "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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.
6. "1.1.2011 yhdistyvien kuntien uudet nimet". Kunnat.net (in Finnish). Helsinki: Suomen Kuntaliitto. 2 July 2010. Retrieved January 1, 2011.

External links

Media related to Akaa at Wikimedia Commons

• Town of Akaa – Official website