Askola

Askola
Municipality
Askolan kunta
Askola kommun
Askola church
Askola church
Coat of arms of Askola
Location of Askola in Finland
Location of Askola in Finland
Coordinates: 60°31.7′N 025°36′E / 60.5283°N 25.600°E / 60.5283; 25.600
Country Finland
RegionUusimaa
Sub-regionPorvoo sub-region
Charter1896
Government
 • Municipal managerAnnu Räsänen[1]
Area
 (2018-01-01)[2]
 • Total218.03 km2 (84.18 sq mi)
 • Land212.44 km2 (82.02 sq mi)
 • Water5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
 • Rank260th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[3]
 • Total4,700
 • Rank175th largest in Finland
 • Density22.12/km2 (57.3/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish92.3% (official)
 • Swedish3.8%
 • Others3.9%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1418.7%
 • 15 to 6461%
 • 65 or older20.2%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
ClimateDfb
Websitewww.askola.fi

Askola (Finnish pronunciation: [ˈɑskolɑ]) is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Uusimaa region. The municipality has a population of 4,700 (31 December 2023)[3] and covers an area of 218.03 square kilometres (84.18 sq mi) of which 5.61 km2 (2.17 sq mi) is water.[2] The population density is 22.12 inhabitants per square kilometre (57.3/sq mi). Monninkylä is the largest village of the municipality in terms of population (1,326 inhabitants).[7] Neighbouring municipalities are Myrskylä, Mäntsälä, Pornainen, Porvoo and Pukkila.

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. Askola is one of three municipalities in the Uusimaa region that do not have a Swedish name; the others are Nurmijärvi and Mäntsälä.

  1. ^ https://kuntalehti.fi/tyopaikat/tyopaikkauutiset/askola-valitsi-annu-rasasen/
  2. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  4. ^ "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 2024-04-26. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 2024-04-29.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Population in urban settlements and sparsely populated areas by age, sex and municipality, 2019". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Archived from the original on 2019-11-26. Retrieved 1 May 2021.

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