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 506 (31 December 2021)[6] 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 6 inhabitants per square kilometre (16/sq mi).
Geta | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Geta kommun | |
      Geta | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Geta in Finland | |
  Geta Location in Åland | |
| Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Åland |
| Sub-region | Åland Countryside sub-region |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Gustav Blomberg |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 605.99 km2 (233.97 sq mi) |
| • Land | 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi) |
| • Water | 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 303rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2021-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 506 |
| • Rank | 303rd largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6/km2 (20/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Swedish | 91.9% (official) |
| • Finnish | 4.8% |
| • Others | 3.3% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 16.8% |
| • 15 to 64 | 60.9% |
| • 65 or older | 22.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Municipal tax rate[5] | 18.5% |
| Website | www.geta.ax |
Its neighboring municipalities are Finström, Hammarland and Saltvik. The municipality is unilingually Swedish.
See also
References
- "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- "Preliminary population structure by area, 2021M01*-2021M12*". StatFin (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- "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.
- "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.
- "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2021" (PDF). Tax Administration of Finland. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
- "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 20 May 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
Notes
- Pronounced in the same way as "yeta"
External links
Media related to Geta (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Geta – Official website
Places adjacent to Geta, Åland | |
|---|---|
 |  | ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.