Multia, Finland

Multia
Municipality
Multian kunta
Multia kommun
Multia Church
Multia Church
Coat of arms of Multia
Location of Multia in Finland
Location of Multia in Finland
Coordinates: 62°24.5′N 024°47.7′E / 62.4083°N 24.7950°E / 62.4083; 24.7950
Country Finland
RegionCentral Finland
Sub-regionKeuruu sub-region
Charter1868
Government
 • Municipal managerArto Kummala
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total765.63 km2 (295.61 sq mi)
 • Land733.25 km2 (283.11 sq mi)
 • Water32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi)
 • Rank116th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total1,430
 • Rank279th largest in Finland
 • Density1.95/km2 (5.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
 • Finnish97.2% (official)
 • Swedish0.3%
 • Others2.5%
Population by age
 • 0 to 1413.7%
 • 15 to 6450.6%
 • 65 or older35.6%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitemultia.fi

Multia is a municipality of Finland. It is located in the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of 1,430 (31 December 2023)[2] and covers an area of 765.63 square kilometres (295.61 sq mi) of which 32.37 km2 (12.50 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 1.95 inhabitants per square kilometre (5.1/sq mi).

The municipality is unilingually Finnish. The municipality has previously also been known as "Muldia" in Swedish documents, but is today referred to as "Multia" also in Swedish.[5]

  1. ^ a b "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "Population growth biggest in nearly 70 years". Population structure. Statistics Finland. 26 April 2024. ISSN 1797-5395. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ a b "Luettelo kuntien ja seurakuntien tuloveroprosenteista vuonna 2023". Tax Administration of Finland. 14 November 2022. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  5. ^ "Kuntien nimet ja niiden taivutus" (in Finnish). Research Institute for the Languages of Finland. 14 January 2009. Archived from the original on 23 December 2011. Retrieved 1 May 2009.

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