Närpes
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| Närpes | |||
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| Närpes stad | |||
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| Coordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°ECoordinates: 62°28′N 021°20′E / 62.467°N 21.333°E | |||
| Country |  Finland |
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| Province | Western Finland | ||
| Region | Ostrobothnia | ||
| Sub-region | Sydösterbotten sub-region | ||
| Charter | 1867 | ||
| City rights | 1993 | ||
| Government | |||
| - City manager | Hans-Erik Lindqvist | ||
| Area (2009-01-01)[1] | |||
| - Total | 2,334.17 km2 (901.2 sq mi) | ||
| - Land | 977.16 km2 (377.3 sq mi) | ||
| - Water | 1,357.01 km2 (523.9 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2009-03-31)[2] | |||
| - Total | 9,500 | ||
| - Density | 9.72/km2 (25.2/sq mi) | ||
| Population by native language [3] | |||
| - Swedish | 88.4% (official) | ||
| - Finnish | 5.8% | ||
| - Others | 5.8% | ||
| Population by age [4] | |||
| - 0 to 14 | 14% | ||
| - 15 to 64 | 61% | ||
| - 65 or older | 25% | ||
| Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | ||
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | ||
| Website | www.narpes.fi | ||
Närpes (Finnish: Närpiö) is a town and municipality of Finland.
The municipality is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The town has a population of 9,500 (31 March 2009)[2] and covers an area of 2,334.17 square kilometres (901.23 sq mi) of which 1,357.01 km2 (523.94 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.72 inhabitants per square kilometre (25.2 /sq mi).
The town is unilingually Swedish. Many inhabitants speak a very archaic Swedish dialect that has been unaffected by many modern developments and resembles Old Swedish. There are many bands that sings in their dialect, e.g. 1G3B and Nektor.
Economically, the municipality is known for extensive greenhouse farming of tomatoes.
[edit] References
- ^ a b "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish) (PDF). Land Survey of Finland. http://www.maanmittauslaitos.fi/Pintaalat_kunnittain_1.1.2009.pdf. Retrieved on 20 February 2009.
- ^ a b "Population by municipality as of 31 March 2009" (in Finnish and Swedish). Population Information System. Population Register Center of Finland. http://www.vrk.fi/vrk/files.nsf/files/5D795199C7CAC193C22575A000324AE2/$file/20090331.htm. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "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. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=060_vaerak_tau_107_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+kielen+mukaan+sek%E4+ulkomaan+kansalaisten+m%E4%E4r%E4+ja+maa%2Dpinta%2Dala+alueittain++1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 29 March 2009.
- ^ "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. http://pxweb2.stat.fi/Dialog/varval.asp?ma=050_vaerak_tau_104_fi&ti=V%E4est%F6+i%E4n+%281%2Dv%2E%29+ja+sukupuolen+mukaan+alueittain+1980+%2D+2008&path=../Database/StatFin/vrm/vaerak/&lang=3&multilang=fi. Retrieved on 28 April 2009.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2009". Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2008. http://www.vero.fi/nc/doc/download.asp?id=6425;167571. Retrieved on 8 March 2009.
[edit] External links
Media related to Närpes at Wikimedia Commons- Town of Närpes – Official website
- Närpes travel guide from Wikitravel
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