Geta, Åland

Geta
Municipality
Geta kommun

Geta in 1990

Coat of arms

Location of Geta in Finland
Geta

Location in Åland

Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850Coordinates: 60°22.5′N 019°51′E / 60.3750°N 19.850°E / 60.3750; 19.850
Country Finland
Region Åland
Sub-region Åland Countryside sub-region
Government
  Municipal manager Erik Brunström
Area (2011-01-01)[1]
  Total 606.48 km2 (234.16 sq mi)
  Land 84.34 km2 (32.56 sq mi)
  Water 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi)
Area rank 195th largest in Finland
Population (2016-03-31)[2]
  Total 509
  Rank 331st largest in Finland
  Density 6.04/km2 (15.6/sq mi)
Population by native language[3]
  Swedish 91.9% (official)
  Finnish 4.8%
  Others 3.3%
Population by age[4]
  0 to 14 13.8%
  15 to 64 62.1%
  65 or older 24.1%
Time zone EET (UTC+2)
  Summer (DST) EEST (UTC+3)
Municipal tax rate[5] 17.75%
Website www.geta.ax

Geta is a municipality of Åland, an autonomous territory of Finland.

The municipality has a population of 509 (31 March 2016)[2] and covers an area of 606.48 square kilometres (234.16 sq mi) of which 522.14 km2 (201.60 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.04 inhabitants per square kilometre (15.6/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Swedish.

References

  1. 1 2 "Area by municipality as of 1 January 2011" (PDF) (in Finnish and Swedish). Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 9 March 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Ennakkoväkiluku sukupuolen mukaan alueittain, maaliskuu.2016" (in Finnish). Statistics Finland. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  3. "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.
  4. "Population according to age and gender by area as of 31 December 2008". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 28 April 2009.
  5. "List of municipal and parish tax rates in 2011". Tax Administration of Finland. 29 November 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2011.

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