Eurajoki

Eurajoki (Swedish: Euraåminne) is a municipality of Finland located in the region of Satakunta in the province of Western Finland. The municipality has a population of 9,403 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,504.96 square kilometres (581.07 sq mi) of which 298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 27.22 inhabitants per square kilometre (70.5/sq mi).

This article is about the municipality. For the river, see Eura River.
Eurajoki

Euraåminne
Municipality
Eurajoen kunta
Euraåminne kommun
Vuojoki Manor at Eurajoki, designed by Carl Ludvig Engel
Coat of arms
Location of Eurajoki in Finland
Coordinates: 61°12′N 021°44′E
Country Finland
RegionSatakunta
Sub-regionRauma sub-region
Charter1869
Government
 • Municipality managerHarri Hiitiö
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,504.96 km2 (581.07 sq mi)
 • Land345.39 km2 (133.36 sq mi)
 • Water298.39 km2 (115.21 sq mi)
Area rank223rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total9,403
 • Rank108th largest in Finland
 • Density27.22/km2 (70.5/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish99% (official)
 • Swedish0.2%
 • Others0.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.3%
 • 15 to 6463.9%
 • 65 or older17.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]18%
ClimateDfc
Websitewww.eurajoki.fi

Two of Finland's four nuclear reactors are on the island of Olkiluoto in Eurajoki, and a third one is under construction. The two other operating reactors are at the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Eurajoki:

Notable people

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Suomen virallinen tilasto (SVT): Väestön ennakkotilasto [verkkojulkaisu]. Heinäkuu 2020" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  3. "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.
  4. "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.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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