Vehmaa
Vehmaa | ||
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Municipality | ||
Vehmaan kunta | ||
Vehmaa Church | ||
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Location of Vehmaa in Finland | ||
Coordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°ECoordinates: 60°41.2′N 021°42.8′E / 60.6867°N 21.7133°E | ||
Country | Finland | |
Region | Southwest Finland | |
Sub-region | Vakka-Suomi sub-region | |
Charter | 1869 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal manager | Pekka Seppälä | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 202.09 km2 (78.03 sq mi) | |
• Land | 188.77 km2 (72.88 sq mi) | |
• Water | 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 300th largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 2,271 | |
• Rank | 279th largest in Finland | |
• Density | 12.03/km2 (31.2/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Finnish | 98.8% (official) | |
• Swedish | 0.5% | |
• Others | 0.7% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 16.4% | |
• 15 to 64 | 62.2% | |
• 65 or older | 21.4% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 20.5% | |
Climate | Dfb | |
Website | www.vehmaa.fi |
Vehmaa (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈʋehmɑː]; Swedish: Vemo) is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Southwest Finland region. The municipality has a population of 2,271 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 202.09 square kilometres (78.03 sq mi) of which 13.32 km2 (5.14 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 12.03 inhabitants per square kilometre (31.2/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
Vehmaa is known of their red Granite Balmoral red, as well as being the birthplace of Albin Stenroos who won the gold medal in the marathon at the 1924 Olympics.
Vehmaa Church
The church of Vehmaa was probably built between in the 14th or 15th century. The pulpit was installed in the 17th century, and the other interior is from the 1840s. The church was dedicated to Saint Margaret.[6][7]
References
- 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
- 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ http://www.spottinghistory.com/view/88/vehmaa-church/
- ↑ http://www.muuka.com/finnishpumpkin/churches/v/church_v.html
External links
Media related to Vehmaa at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Vehmaa – Official website (Finnish)
- Balmoral Red Fine Grain Granite