Mynämäki
Mynämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmynæˌmæki]; Swedish: Virmo) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. Neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Laitila, Masku, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, Rusko, Taivassalo, Turku and Vehmaa.
Mynämäki
Virmo | |
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Municipality | |
| Mynämäen kunta Virmo kommun | |
 Mynämäki Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mynämäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°41′N 021°59′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Re-established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Seija Österberg |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 536.08 km2 (206.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 519.71 km2 (200.66 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| Population (2020-07-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 7,648 |
| • Rank | 128th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.72/km2 (38.1/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.6% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.6% |
| • Others | 0.7% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 18.1% |
| • 15 to 64 | 63.4% |
| • 65 or older | 18.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.mynamaki.fi |
The municipality has a population of 7,648 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 536.08 square kilometres (206.98 sq mi) of which 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (38.1/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Karjala was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977. The municipality of Mietoinen was consolidated with Mynämäki in 2007.
People
- Daniel Juslenius (1676–1752)
- Antti Lizelius (1708–1795) - Vicar of Mynämäki in 1761 - 1795, was the publisher of the first Finnish language newspaper - Suomenkieliset Tietosanomat
- Pekka Aakula (1866–1928)
- Toivo Sukari (born 1954)
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]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- "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
Media related to Mynämäki at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Mynämäki – Official website (in Finnish)
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