Pomarkku (Swedish: Påmark) is a municipality of Finland.
Pomarkku
Påmark | |
|---|---|
Municipality | |
| Pomarkun kunta Påmarks kommun | |
 Pomarkku River | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Pomarkku in Finland | |
| Coordinates: 61°41.5′N 022°00.5′E / 61.6917°N 22.0083°E | |
| Country |  Finland |
| Region | Satakunta |
| Sub-region | Pori sub-region |
| Charter | 1868 |
| Government | |
| • Municipal manager | Mikko Airaksinen |
| Area (2018-01-01)[1] | |
| • Total | 332.05 km2 (128.21 sq mi) |
| • Land | 301.2 km2 (116.3 sq mi) |
| • Water | 30.95 km2 (11.95 sq mi) |
| • Rank | 233rd largest in Finland |
| Population (2023-12-31)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,943 |
| • Rank | 259th largest in Finland |
| • Density | 6.45/km2 (16.7/sq mi) |
| Population by native language | |
| • Finnish | 98.4% (official) |
| • Swedish | 0.1% |
| • Others | 1.5% |
| Population by age | |
| • 0 to 14 | 14.6% |
| • 15 to 64 | 53.6% |
| • 65 or older | 31.8% |
| Time zone | UTC+02:00 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+03:00 (EEST) |
| Climate | Dfc |
| Website | www.pomarkku.fi |
It is located in the Satakunta region. The municipality has a population of 1,943 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 332.05 square kilometres (128.21 sq mi) of which 30.95 km2 (11.95 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 6.45 inhabitants per square kilometre (16.7/sq mi).
The municipality is unilingually Finnish.
People born in Pomarkku edit
- Oskari Vihantola (1876 – 1936)[citation needed]
- Aulis Sileäkangas (1923 – 2013)[citation needed]
- Raila Aho (1937 – )[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 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 edit
Media related to Pomarkku at Wikimedia Commons
Pomarkku travel guide from Wikivoyage
- Municipality of Pomarkku – Official website (in Finnish)
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