Multia, Finland

Multia
Municipality
Multian kunta
Multia Church
Coat of arms
Location of Multia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°ECoordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E
Country	Finland
Region	Central Finland
Sub-region	Keuruu sub-region
Charter	1868
Government
• Municipal manager	Jukka Kivitalo
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
• Total	765.62 km^2 (295.61 sq mi)
• Land	733.25 km^2 (283.11 sq mi)
• Water	32.37 km^2 (12.50 sq mi)
Area rank	156th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
• Total	1,702
• Rank	295th largest in Finland
• Density	2.32/km^2 (6.0/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
• Finnish	98.9% (official)
• Swedish	0.2%
• Others	1%
Population by age[4]
• 0 to 14	15.2%
• 15 to 64	55.5%
• 65 or older	29.3%
Time zone	EET (UTC+2)
• Summer (DST)	EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5]	19.75%
Website	www.multia.fi

Multia is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,702 (31 March 2016)^[2] and covers an area of 765.62 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km² (12.50 sq mi) is water.^[1] There are all together 146 lakes in Multia. Biggest lakes in Multia are Sinervä, Tarhapäänjärvi and Sahrajärvi-Pienvesi.^[6] The population density is 2.32 inhabitants per square kilometre (6.0/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.^[7]

Gallery

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  The organs of Multia Church
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  Multia Parish House
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  The altar of Multia Church

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. "Multia". Järviwiki. Finland's Environmental Administration. 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
7. "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

External links

Media related to Multia at Wikimedia Commons

• Municipality of Multia – Official website (Finnish)