Ingå

Ingå, also known as Inkoo, (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈiŋːo]; Finnish: Inkoo, Finnish: [ˈiŋkoː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Southern Finland and is part of the Uusimaa region, 37 kilometres (23 mi) east of Ekenäs, the town centre of Raseborg. The municipality has a population of 5,407 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 954.02 square kilometres (368.35 sq mi) of which 604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 15.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (40.0/sq mi).

Ingå
Ingå – Inkoo
Municipality
Ingå kommun
Inkoon kunta
Ingå Church
Ingå Church
Coat of arms of Ingå
Coat of arms
Location of Ingå in Finland
Location of Ingå in Finland
Coordinates: 60°02′44″N 24°00′17″E
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionRaseborg sub-region
First documents1335
Government
 • Municipal managerJarl Boström
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total954.02 km2 (368.35 sq mi)
 • Land349.85 km2 (135.08 sq mi)
 • Water604.21 km2 (233.29 sq mi)
 • Rank220th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total5,407
 • Rank162nd largest in Finland
 • Density15.46/km2 (40.0/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish51.9% (official)
 • Finnish43.2%
 • Others4.9%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.1%
 • 15 to 6459.2%
 • 65 or older25.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.inga.fi

The municipality is bilingual, with majority being Swedish and minority Finnish speakers.

Finnish national road 51 goes right through the southern part of Ingå. The centre consists mainly of the road Bollstavägen that cuts through the Ingå centrum. Along the road are most of the major buildings and shops of the small municipality. A few grocery stores, small kiosk, library and a bar. Towards the Road 51 there is the residential area. Near road 51, at the northern tip of the residential area is the Ingå Volunteer Rescue Company. Nearby villages include Kusans.

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Ingå:

See also
  • Karis
  • Siuntio
  • Inkoo virus (INKV) is named after the Finnish name for the area

References
  1. "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 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.
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