Geta, Åland

Geta[lower-alpha 1] is a municipality in the northern part of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland. The municipality has a population of 503 (26 October 2023)[5] and covers an area of 605.99 square kilometres (233.97 sq mi) of which 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 5.96 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.4/sq mi).

Geta
Municipality
Geta kommun
Geta
Coat of arms of Geta
Coat of arms
Location of Geta in Finland
Location of Geta in Finland
Geta is located in Åland
Geta
Geta
Location in Åland
Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E
Country Finland
RegionÅland
Sub-regionÅland Countryside sub-region
Government
 • Municipal managerGustav Blomberg
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total605.99 km2 (233.97 sq mi)
 • Land84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi)
 • Water522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi)
 • Rank303rd largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-10-26)[2]
 • Total503
 • Rank303rd largest in Finland
 • Density5.96/km2 (15.4/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish85.2% (official)
 • Finnish4.5%
 • Others10.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.8%
 • 15 to 6460.9%
 • 65 or older22.3%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.geta.ax

Its neighboring municipalities are Finström, Hammarland and Saltvik. The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

See also

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. "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.
  5. "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.

Notes
  1. Pronounced in the same way as "yeta"


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