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 | |
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Municipality | |
Kronoby kommun Kruunupyyn kunta | |
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Coordinates: 63°43.5′N 023°02′E | |
Country | Finland |
Region | Ostrobothnia |
Sub-region | Jakobstad sub-region |
Charter | 1607 |
Government | |
• Municipal Manager | Michael Djupsjöbacka |
• Municipal Council Chairwoman | Marketta Widjeskog |
• Municipal Administration Chairman | Hans-Erik Lindgren |
Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 752.65 km2 (290.60 sq mi) |
• Land | 712.34 km2 (275.04 sq mi) |
• Water | 40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi) |
• Rank | 120th largest in Finland |
Population (2023-09-19)[2] | |
• Total | 6,372 |
• Rank | 146th largest in Finland |
• Density | 8.95/km2 (23.2/sq mi) |
Population by native language | |
• Swedish | 76.5% (official) |
• Finnish | 19.2% |
• Others | 4.3% |
Population by age | |
• 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
• 15 to 64 | 57.1% |
• 65 or older | 26.1% |
Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
Website | www.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
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,587,841 at the end of August 2023". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 30 September 2023.
- "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
- "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.
- Alueen lentoasema – Kokairport.fi (in Finnish)
External links
Media related to Kronoby at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipality of Kronoby – Official website (in Swedish and Finnish)