Kronoby
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Kronoby Kronoby – Kruunupyy |
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Kronoby kommun Kruunupyyn kunta |
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Kronoby riverside
Kronoby riverside
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Location of Kronoby in Finland Location of Kronoby in Finland |
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Country | Finland | |
Region | Ostrobothnia | |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region | |
Charter | 1607 | |
Government | ||
• Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka | |
• Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog | |
• Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren | |
Area (2011-01-01)[1] | ||
• Total | 752.64 km2 (290.60 sq mi) | |
• Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) | |
• Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) | |
Area rank | 161st largest in Finland | |
Population (2016-03-31)[2] | ||
• Total | 6,654 | |
• Rank | 153rd largest in Finland | |
• Density | 9.34/km2 (24.2/sq mi) | |
Population by native language[3] | ||
• Swedish | 83.3% (official) | |
• Finnish | 15.6% (official) | |
• Others | 1.1% | |
Population by age[4] | ||
• 0 to 14 | 18.3% | |
• 15 to 64 | 61.8% | |
• 65 or older | 19.9% | |
Time zone | EET (UTC+2) | |
• Summer (DST) | EEST (UTC+3) | |
Municipal tax rate[5] | 19.5% | |
Website | www.kronoby.fi |
Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy) is a municipality of Finland.
Kronoby is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 6,654 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 752.64 square kilometres (290.60 sq mi) of which 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 9.34 inhabitants per square kilometre (24.2/sq mi).
The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (83.3%) and the minority Finnish (15.6%).[3]
Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport is located in Kronoby.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kronoby – Official website (Swedish) (Finnish)
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