Miehikkälä
| Miehikkälä | ||
|---|---|---|
| Municipality | ||
| Miehikkälän kunta | ||
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 Location of Miehikkälä in Finland | ||
| Coordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°ECoordinates: 60°40′N 027°42′E / 60.667°N 27.700°E | ||
| Country | Finland | |
| Region | Kymenlaakso | |
| Sub-region | Kotka–Hamina sub-region | |
| Charter | 1887 | |
| Government | ||
| • Municipal manager | Markku J. Forss | |
| Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
| • Total | 440.35 km2 (170.02 sq mi) | |
| • Land | 422.17 km2 (163.00 sq mi) | |
| • Water | 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) | |
| Area rank | 243rd largest in Finland | |
| Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
| • Total | 2,060 | |
| • Rank | 283rd largest in Finland | |
| • Density | 4.88/km2 (12.6/sq mi) | |
| Population by native language[3] | ||
| • Finnish | 96.2% (official) | |
| • Swedish | 0.2% | |
| • Others | 3.6% | |
| Population by age[4] | ||
| • 0 to 14 | 13% | |
| • 15 to 64 | 58.2% | |
| • 65 or older | 28.7% | |
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
| • Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
| Climate | Dfb | |
| Website | www.miehikkala.fi | |
Miehikkälä is a municipality of Finland.
It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Kymenlaakso region. The municipality has a population of 2,060 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 440.35 square kilometres (170.02 sq mi) of which 18.18 km2 (7.02 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 4.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (12.6/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
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.
External links
Media related to Miehikkälä at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Miehikkälä – Official website (Finnish)
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