Kronoby

Kronoby (Finnish: Kruunupyy, Finnish: [ˈkruːnuˌpyː]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 6,372 (19 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 752.65 square kilometres (290.60 sq mi) of which 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 8.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (23.2/sq mi). The municipality is bilingual, with the majority speaking Swedish (76.5%) and the minority Finnish (19.2%).

Kronoby
Kronoby – Kruunupyy
Municipality
Kronoby kommun
Kruunupyyn kunta
Kronoby riverside
Kronoby riverside
Coat of arms of Kronoby
Coat of arms
Location of Kronoby in Finland
Location of Kronoby in Finland
Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionJakobstad sub-region
Charter1607
Government
 • Municipal ManagerMichael Djupsjöbacka
 • Municipal Council ChairwomanMarketta Widjeskog
 • Municipal Administration ChairmanHans-Erik Lindgren
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi)
 • Land712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi)
 • Water40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
 • Rank120th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-19)[2]
 • Total6,372
 • Rank146th largest in Finland
 • Density8.95/km2 (23.2/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish76.5% (official)
 • Finnish19.2%
 • Others4.3%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1416.8%
 • 15 to 6457.1%
 • 65 or older26.1%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.kronoby.fi

The neighbouring municipalities of Kronoby are Evijärvi, Kaustinen, Kokkola, Larsmo, Pedersöre and Veteli. The city of Vaasa is located 107 kilometres (66 mi) southwest of Kronoby.

Kokkola-Pietarsaari Airport is located in Kronoby.[5]

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.
  5. Alueen lentoasema – Kokairport.fi (in Finnish)

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