Mynämäki
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Mynämäki
Virmo | |
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Municipality | |
| Mynämäen kunta Virmo kommun | |
 Mynämäki Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mynämäki in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 60°41′N 021°59′E / 60.683°N 21.983°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Southwest Finland |
| Sub-region | Turku sub-region |
| Re-established | 2007 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Carita Maisila |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 536.08 km2 (206.98 sq mi) |
| • Land | 519.84 km2 (200.71 sq mi) |
| • Water | 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 170th largest in Finland |
| Population (2024-10-31)[2] | |
• Total | 7,506 |
| • Rank | 125th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 14.44/km2 (37.4/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 95.2% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.9% |
| • Others | 3.9% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 15% |
| • 15 to 64 | 57.9% |
| • 65 or older | 27.2% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfb |
| Website | www.mynamaki.fi |
Mynämäki (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈmynæˌmæki]; Swedish: Virmo) is a municipality of Finland located in the Southwest Finland region. Neighbouring municipalities are Aura, Eura, Laitila, Masku, Nousiainen, Pöytyä, Rusko, Taivassalo, Turku and Vehmaa.
The municipality has a population of 7,506 (31 October 2024)[2] and covers an area of 536.08 square kilometres (206.98 sq mi) of which 16.37 km2 (6.32 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 14.44 inhabitants per square kilometre (37.4/sq mi). The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
The municipality of Karjala was consolidated with Mynämäki in 1977. The municipality of Mietoinen was consolidated with Mynämäki in 2007.
Notable people
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- Count Augustin Ehrensvärd (1710–1772) - Field Marshal and the military architect of the Suomenlinna fortress
- Daniel Juslenius (1676–1752)
- Antti Lizelius (1708–1795) - Vicar of Mynämäki in 1761 - 1795, was the publisher of the first Finnish language newspaper - Suomenkieliset Tietosanomat
- Pekka Aakula (1866–1928)
- Toivo Sukari (born 1954)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Finland's preliminary population figure was 5,635,560 at the end of October 2024". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 19 November 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
External links
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Media related to Mynämäki at Wikimedia Commons- Municipality of Mynämäki – Official website (in Finnish)
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