Malax

Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.

Malax

Malax – Maalahti
Municipality
Malax kommun
Maalahden kunta
Coat of arms
Location of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionVaasa sub-region
Charter1607
Government
 • Municipal managerMats Brant
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi)
 • Land520.98 km2 (201.15 sq mi)
 • Water1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi)
Area rank169th largest in Finland
Population
 (2020-07-31)[2]
 • Total5,474
 • Rank160th largest in Finland
 • Density10.51/km2 (27.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Swedish88.2% (official)
 • Finnish9.1%
 • Others2.7%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1415.2%
 • 15 to 6461.7%
 • 65 or older23.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Municipal tax rate[5]19.75%
Websitewww.malax.fi

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,474 (31 July 2020)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.51 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.2/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (88% ) being Swedish and the minority (9% ) Finnish speakers.[6]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:

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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