Malax
Malax – Maalahti
Municipality
Malax kommun
Maalahden kunta
Coat of arms of Malax
Coat of arms
Location of Malax in Finland
Location of Malax in Finland
Coordinates: 62°56.5′N 021°33′E / 62.9417°N 21.550°E / 62.9417; 21.550
Country Finland
RegionOstrobothnia
Sub-regionVaasa sub-region
Charter1607
Government
 • Municipal managerMats Brant
Area
 (2018-01-01)[1]
 • Total1,954.94 km2 (754.81 sq mi)
 • Land522.11 km2 (201.59 sq mi)
 • Water1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi)
 • Rank169th largest in Finland
Population
 (2023-09-30)[2]
 • Total5,461
 • Rank160th largest in Finland
 • Density10.46/km2 (27.1/sq mi)
Population by native language
[3]
 • Swedish85.3% (official)
 • Finnish9.6%
 • Others5.2%
Population by age
[4]
 • 0 to 1415.2%
 • 15 to 6456%
 • 65 or older28.8%
Time zoneUTC+02:00 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+03:00 (EEST)
Websitewww.malax.fi

Malax (Finland Swedish: [ˈmɑːlɑks]; Finnish: Maalahti) is a municipality of Finland.

It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Ostrobothnia region. The municipality has a population of 5,461 (30 September 2023)[2] and covers an area of 1,954.94 square kilometres (754.81 sq mi) of which 1,433.95 km2 (553.65 sq mi) is water.[1] The population density is 10.46 inhabitants per square kilometre (27.1/sq mi).

The municipality is bilingual, with the majority (85%) being Swedish and the minority (10%) Finnish speakers.[3]

Politics

Results of the 2011 Finnish parliamentary election in Malax:

References

  1. 1 2 "Area of Finnish Municipalities 1.1.2018" (PDF). National Land Survey of Finland. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Preliminary population statistics 2023, September". StatFin. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Demographic Structure by area as of 31 December 2022". Statistics Finland's PX-Web databases. Statistics Finland. Retrieved 6 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "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.

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