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Nousiainen
Nousis | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Nousiaisten kunta Nousis kommun | |
 Nousiainen Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Nousiainen in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°ECoordinates: 60°36′N 022°05′E / 60.600°N 22.083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Charter | 1867 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Juhani Kylämäkilä |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 199.55 km2 (77.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 198.81 km2 (76.76 sq mi) |
| • Water | 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) |
| Area rank | 263rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-03-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 4,707 |
| • Rank | 178th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 23.68/km2 (61.3/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.3% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.8% |
| • Others | 0.8% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 19% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.3% |
| • 65 or older | 20.6% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 21.5% |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.nousiainen.fi |
Nousiainen (Finnish: [ˈnou̯siˌɑi̯nen]; Swedish: Nousis) is a municipality of Finland.
Located in the Southwest Finland region. The Finnish-speaking municipality has a population of 4,707 (31 March 2021)[2] and covers an area of 199.55 square kilometres (77.05 sq mi) of which 0.62 km2 (0.24 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 23.68 inhabitants per square kilometre (61.3/sq mi)..
History[edit]
Nousiainen was the first seat of the bishop of Finland until the early 13th century, whereafter the seat was shifted to Turku. It remained, however, a place of pilgrimage throughout the Middle Ages.[6] The coat of arms of Nousiainen depicts Bishop Henry and Lalli.
People[edit]
- Mikko Rantanen (born 1996), professional ice hockey player for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL)
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M03*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "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 (1-year) and sex by area and the regional division of each statistical reference year, 2003-2020". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
- ^ "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- ^ David Kirby, A Concise History of Finland (Cambridge, 2006), p. 7.
External links[edit]
Media related to Nousiainen at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Nousiainen – Official website
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